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Click here to view full image Ford Madox Brown was inspired to paint ‘The Last of England’ by a wave of emigration from England (and other parts of the UK) that culminated in 1852, the year he began the painting. Large numbers sailed to the Americas, Southern Africa and Australasia in search of a better life, and firmly planted the English language and culture all around the globe. But the painting can also stand for the quest for a better life that has brought large numbers of immigrants to England, a process that has been going on since the Middle Ages. Flemings from the Low Countries, French Huguenots, the Irish, Jews from Eastern Europe, West Indians, and people from many parts of Asia, and many others, have all come to live in England and contributed to the rich mix that is our culture today. Category: People , Product , Painting Institute: Birmingham Museums and Heritage
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