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Lithograph, The Departure (Second Class), engraved by W H Simmons after the painting by Abraham Solomon titled Second Class, The Parting, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poor, about 1857. Depicts passengers in a second class railway carriage. A woman, dressed in widow’s clothes with a hood and bonnet covering her hair, is seated with her left arm around a boy sailor, clasping his right hand in hers. Facing them is a tearful young woman, holding a handkerchief to her face. There is a carpet bag and bundle of luggage on the seats alongside. Seated behind them are a bearded sailor, wearing an earring and straw hat, and a woman in a bonnet. On the wall of the carriage are advertisements for sea passages to Australia, gold digging equipment and emigrants’ outfits.

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Title

The Departure (Second Class)

Date

1852 - 1862

Accession number

1977-7585

Work type

Print

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