This piece is called The Last of England by Ford Madox Brown. It captures a moment in the journey of a family leaving their homeland to start a new life in Australia with their newborn baby.

At the age of 30, Ford Madox Brown had gone through many personal hardships and his career prospects were down the toilet. It was around this time of desperation that he created this painting.

Brown created The Last of England in 1852, the same year that over 350,000 people emigrated from England to places like the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. So the emotions conveyed in this painting really hit home for a lot of people and it received the most universal praise than any of his previous paintings. This achievement significantly bolstered Ford’s career and, paradoxically, might have been a decisive factor in his choice to remain in England. And perhaps in the midst of reflecting on this moment, he found that for him, leaving England wasn’t’ worth it after all. Thanks for watching!

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