Autumn 1860, 1862 Artist: Frederick Sandys, An ageing soldier, is depicted reclining on a river bank watched attentively by a woman and a child. The three figures appear to symbolise the three stages of life whilst the title, the setting sun and the ruin in the background focus on the last stage of old age and death. The painting is set in Norwich, where Sandys grew up, and the bridge is said to be Bishop's Bridge., 19th Century, Oil Painting, Pre-Raphaelite, Allegory, Female, Child, Male, Art Movement, Symbolism
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Autumn 1860, 1862 Artist, Frederick Sandys, ageing soldier, depicted reclining, river bank watched attentively, woman, child, three figures, symbolise, three stages, life whilst, title, setting sun, ruin, background focus, last stage, old age, death, painting, set, Norwich, Sandys grew up, bridge, said, Bishop, Bridge, 19th Century, Oil Painting, Pre-Raphaelite, Allegory, Female, Child, Male, Art Movement, Symbolism
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