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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