Old man comforting crying woman, 1903

Painting by Louisa Starr Canziani (1845 - 1909) depicting an elderly man comforting a crying young woman after seemingly having read a devastating report in a newspaper about an overseas battle (possibly something Boer War-related?). He is wearing a patriotic ribbon. It is titled after lines from The Battle of Blenheim of After Blenheim, a poem by Robert Southey written in 1796, But things like that, you know, must be after a famous victory

Comforts Devastated Emotion Grief Louisa Mar20 Sadness Starr

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