Homeless

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Figures in a desolate landscape. In the foreground, on the right, are three women and two children. The woman on the right, wearing a white cap, sits and weeps; the woman in the centre of the picture looks back at their caravan on fire, while a young girl hides in her mother's skirts. The third woman, barefoot, carries a large bundle of linen, snatched from the blaze. In the bottom-left corner is a pile of rescued furniture; there are some chairs, some linen, a jug, and so on. The blazing caravan stands in the middle ground on the left, flames and smoke belching from its chimney and windows. In the distance on the right are two figures rushing towards the fire.

Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Nottingham

Title

Homeless

Date

1873

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 121.9 x W 182.9 cm

Accession number

NCM 1924-98

Acquisition method

gift from the family of the late Mr William Winter Lewis, 1924

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

signed

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