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Good-bye, God Bless You! from the picture by P. R. Morris,...Royal Academy, 1873. Creator: William Biscombe Gardner.

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Good-bye, God Bless You! from the picture by P. R. Morris, in the late exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1873. Engraving of a painting. 'The smoke from the cottages soars straight upwards into the still air, telling of the peaceful fireside rest of poor families after the day's toil...the sheep...are being driven by the shepherd to their fold...Every part of the picture, even to the deeply-ploughed ruts of the road, the old weather-worn milestone, and the kitten straying after its young mistress from their cottage home, will not be without some symbolic meaning to a sympathetic mind. And how touching is the parting of this lowly couple! The girl is going, probably, farther away and for a longer period than she has ever ventured before. Poverty, doubtless, compels her to seek work and wage in some factory or family. But how hard it is to say "Good-by!" perhaps for the last time; and, though the waggon goes steadily on with the bundle or box which contains all the poor girl's provision for the future, the pair still linger together before taking the final kiss, deaf to the loud summons of the impatient waggoner. It is indeed a cruel severance for that aged grandam in garments of mourning. She is losing, apparently, the last of her dear ones'. From "Illustrated London News", 1873.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM25A13_229

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Droits gérés

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48,3Mo (5,7Mo) / 43,6cm x 27,8cm / 5145 x 3279 (300dpi)

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