Original photogravure "The Last Day in the Old Home" after the painting by Robert Braithwaite Martineau: the ruined family drink a last toast in the drawing room of the ancestral house while the appraiser takes inventory and the pictures come down from the walls. Produced and published by W. B. Jobson & Co. in London for "The Art Portfolio".
Original photogravure "The Last Day in the Old Home" after the painting by Robert Braithwaite Martineau: the ruined family drink a last toast in the drawing room of the ancestral house while the appraiser takes inventory and the pictures come down from the walls. Produced and published by W. B. Jobson & Co. in London for "The Art Portfolio".
The original, painted in 1862 and now in Tate Britain, is one of the best known works of the Pre-Raphaelite circle and a classic of Victorian narrative painting.
Medium: Photogravure
Artist: Robert Braithwaite Martineau (1826-1869)
Publisher: W. B. Jobson & Co., London
Source: The Art Portfolio
Dimensions: 16.5 x 11.4 in (42 x 29 cm)
Condition: Good condition, with light yellowing at the edges of the paper.