The Last of England
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The Last of England is a celebrated 1855 painting by Ford Madox Brown that poignantly depicts a Victorian couple emigrating from England, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and emotional intensity.
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| instanceOf |
painting
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| appliesToPart |
panel
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| artStyle |
detailed realism
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emotional intensity → |
| collection |
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery collection
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| colorPalette |
contrasting flesh tones
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muted tones → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| creator |
Ford Madox Brown
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| depicts |
Emma Hill
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Ford Madox Brown → Victorian couple → cabbage leaves → child hidden under woman’s cloak → cold weather → emigration from England → sea voyage → small boat → white cliffs of Dover → |
| depictsTimePeriod |
Victorian era
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| describedAs |
celebrated painting of emigration
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| genre |
history painting
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| hasInfluenced |
later depictions of migration in art
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| hasPart |
background ship and passengers
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rope framing the couple → roundel format of figures → |
| hasVersion |
smaller version in private collection
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| inception |
1855
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| inspiredBy |
economic hardship in Victorian England
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mid-19th-century British emigration → |
| languageOfTitle |
English
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| location |
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
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| madeOnMaterial |
panel
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| mainSubject |
emigration
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hope for a new life → loss → nostalgia → separation → |
| materialUsed |
oil paint
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| movement |
Pre-Raphaelite
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Victorian painting → |
| notableWorkOf |
Ford Madox Brown
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| partOf |
Ford Madox Brown’s emigration works
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Victorian art → |
| significantEvent |
exhibited in 1855
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| title |
The Last of England
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Ford Madox Brown
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Ford Madox Brown ("The Last of England (1855 version)") → Ford Madox Brown ("The Last of England (1852–1855)") → Pre-Raphaelite art → |
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The Last of England
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title |