When the Boats are Away
(1903).

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(British, 1852-1922).
Oil on canvas.

Langley’s man is reading The Cornishman leaving one in no doubt as to his origin. The elderly fishwife, her creel on her shoulder, looks down at him and listens.

Others in the background, a young woman, an unemployed fisherman and two children complete the scene, cascading the viewer through three generations.