A father has died and is mourned by his wife and children, as his eldest son returns from the wars, distraught by his arrival too late to see his father alive. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1781, after J.B. Greuze.

  • Greuze, Jean-Baptiste, 1725-1805.
Date:
1781-1819
Reference:
577906i

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A father has died and is mourned by his wife and children, as his eldest son returns from the wars, distraught by his arrival too late to see his father alive. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1781, after J.B. Greuze. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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