The Sailor’s Departure, LeBlond Oval Print
The Sailor’s Departure
A sailor bids farewell to his wife, child, and family before setting off.
From The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis, 1920
94. The Sailor’s Departure. Le Blond, No. 78.
The hour of Jack’s departure—possibly to Sebastopol—has come, and, clasping the hand of his weeping wife with one of his, and his first born with the other, he looks almost as glum as his poor mother seated behind at the cottage door. His second son, no doubt, in time to come, is to be a sailor too; but for the present he is only anticipating the future by playing with his toy boats. The dog, hoping only for a run, and ignorant of his master’s intended prolonged absence, waits expectantly for him at the gate. The red, tree-encircled roof of another cottage is seen close by. This makes an excellent companion to No. 93.
Size, width 6 ¾ inches, length 5 ¼ inches. V.R. £3 12s. 6d.
The print is signed on the bottom centre.
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