| Title: | 1891P24 The Last of England |
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| Description: |
1891P24 The Last of England, 1852-1855 Oil on panel Artist: Ford Madox Brown This is a painting about emigration, the couple are departing for Australia. The subject itself - departure in desperate circumstances for a foreign land - has parallels with the biblical story of the Flight into Egypt. The artist himself posed for the painting, along with his partner Emma, and their children Cathy, the fair-haired girl in the background, and Oliver, the baby. |
| Keywords: |
Travel, Emigration, Immigration, Boat, Family, Umbrella, Costume/ Hat/ Bonnet, Sailing, Birmingham Museums Trust/Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Oil Painting, Art Movement/Pre-Raphaelite, Sea, Waves, Female, Child, Male, Round, Costume/ Hat, Cliff, Ship, Nautical, Maritime, Migrate, Exhibition/ Victorian Radicals |
| Usage Rights: | Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0 |
| Height: | 825 |
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| Width: | 750 |
| Unit: | mm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased, 1891. |
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