Departure for the Country

1855-65

Sir John Everett Millais captures a humorous moment on a Victorian train platform in this lively sketch. Two gentlemen—one tall and lean with a cane, the other clutching a suitcase—stand amidst a wall of posters advertising 'To The Trains' and a portrait of 'W.S. Woopin.' The surrounding handwritten text reads like a script for a scene, describing a 'Platform of a London Terminus' and the chatter of travelers heading out of town. It’s a charming, loose departure from Millais’s usual hyper-detailed Pre-Raphaelite style, showing his playful side as he sketches the hustle and bustle of 19th-century travel.

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