Nicholas Chevalier, Seeking Fortune, oil on canvas
Summary
Signed: yes Description: In this work, a young boy looks wistfully over the edge of the boat in which he is depicted. His bundle is evidence of his leaving, his violin is tucked under his arm, and is perhaps obliquely referred to in the title 'Seeking Fortune'. He wears a Scottish cap and is possibly leaving Glasgow. In its addressing of the theme of emigration, the work has much in common with Ford Madox Brown's The Last of England, 1852-5. Exhibited for the first time in 1887, it has also been suggested that the painting depicts B.L Farjeon, a friend of the artist, who in 1854, at age 16, left England for Australia.
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Tags
paintings
1880 s genre paintings
19th century oil on canvas paintings
19th century paintings location missing
emigration in art
immigration in art
males with watercraft
nicholas chevalier
oil paintings of boys
people with musical instruments in art
seascape
ships
sailing ships
ship
Date
1887
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Link
Copyright info
public domain