Why it matters
A couple, based on Brown and his wife Emma, huddle under an umbrella as the white cliffs of Dover disappear behind them, emigrating to Australia with their baby.
Did you know?
- Brown began it in 1852.
- It was inspired by the departure of the sculptor Thomas Woolner.
- The painting has an oval format.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Last of England (painting) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
