English art in 1884, illustrated by facsimile sketches by the artists, and fourteen full-page photo-engravings; (1885)
Blackburn, Henry, 1830-1897 · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 79
The Royal Academy. 4-3 No. 425, “ The Widower ,” by William Rainey, is a study of an old cottager, left by for- tune to fight the battle of life alone, when he is of an age ill fitting him for the contest. The poor old fellow is cleaning his cup after partaking of that beverage without which it … would almost appear that the poor in England could hardly exist. He looks desperately lonely, and we need not be told of the irremediable loss he has experienced. This picture is by a young artist who made a mark last year by an excellent river-scene entitled “ The Horse-Boat , Fowey! ’ The works…
Art, British · Painting
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