Goodbye Collection (#13)

The Soldiers Farewell, 1853 (oil on canvas)
XZL151520 The Soldiers Farewell, 1853 (oil on canvas) by Horsley, John Callcott (1817-1903); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Emigrant, 1858 (oil on canvas)
XKH149507 The Emigrant, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Poole, Paul Falconer (1807-79); 80.4x119.2 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; English, out of copyright

Adieu at Fontainebleau : Napoleon (1769-1821) says Farewell to Old Guard
KW141852 Adieu at Fontainebleau : Napoleon (1769-1821) says Farewell to Old Guard at Fontainebleau in 1814 (engraving) by English School

The prodigal son says goodbye to his father, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), Willem Janszoon Blaeu, 1608

Moses says goodbye to Eleazar and Joshua, Jan Luyken, Pieter Mortier, 1704

Three pilgrims say goodbye, print maker: Jan Luyken, Johannes Boekholt, 1687

Two lovers at the door, Lambertus Antonius Claessens, c. 1792 - 1817

Hector Bidding Farewell to his Son and Andromache (oil on canvas)
XIR201508 Hector Bidding Farewell to his Son and Andromache (oil on canvas) by Restout, Jean Bernard (1732-97); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Orleans

Embarkation Scene
BAL11038 Embarkation Scene by Tuson, George (1853-80); Roy Miles Fine Paintings; English, out of copyright

WWI: COUPLE, 1915. A German soldier saying goodbye to a woman in Gotha, Germany. Photograph, 1915

WORLD WAR I: SOLDIERS. German troops departing for the front lines in Europe during World War I. Photograph, c1915

Twixt Love and Duty - WW1 - Soldiers leaving for the front say goodbye to their loved ones at the railway station. Date: circa 1915

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Cheerio
Little girl off on her travels, carrying a hat box, suitcase and violin. Her train awaits. The war will not be stopping her leisure travelling. Date: circa 1942

Patriotic Postcard WWI - American - Sending sons to serve
What can we (the American people) do for Home and Country? We can give our sons for service for Old Glory. The sender of the card has (rather touchingly)

Well, Au Reservoir, Monsieur. - Engishman abroad
A Jocular Briton (leaving French Hotel) - " Well, Au Reservoir, Monsieur." Hotel Proprietor - " Tanks!!" Date: 1896

Popular song Goodbye Dolly
A woman in despair over her drowning soldier husband who whilst rowing broke an oar and fell into the water. Realising his fate he bids fond farewell to his wife, Dolly

Sadko - Russian Medieval Epic - Bilibin
A scene from Sadko - a Russian medieval epic (bylina). The title character is an adventurer, merchant and gusli musician from Novgorod. Date: 1903

Bidding his daughter and wife goodbye a Royal Engineer ( Postal Section ) off to Palestine from Waterloo. 1940

Mr David Behar shakes the hand of a passengers on the train for the Dartford Division of Kent Conservative and Union Association Aldershot Tattoo. 1939

Picture No. 10899910
Burchell's / Common / Plain Zebra (Equus burchelli ) Date:

Maldivians wave goodbye for the last time as a RAF Short SC-5 Belfast, XR369, Spartacus, prepares to leave from the island of Gan in the Indian Ocean

Picture No. 10899909
Burchell's / Common / Plain Zebra (Equus burchelli ) Date:

First World War 1914-1918. France 1914. Rifleman leaving home for the front kissing his baby goodbye. Wife is weeping, parents distressed

Amy Johnson (1903-1941) English aviator, about to set out for Cape Town 1932. Johnson saying goodbye to her husband, fellow pilot James Mollison, before starting off

Monday Morning: father going to work with food tied up in a cloth, saying goodbye to his family. The three older children leave for school

Robert Cedric (RC) Sherriff (1896-1975), English playwright, novelist and scriptwriter, born at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey

Family Kiss
United States: c. 1956. A husband kisses his wife goodby as she drops him off in their convertible car

Passionary of the Abbess Cunegunde. 1320. Christ saying goodbye to Saint Joseph. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. CZECH Rep.. Prague. National Library of the Czech Republic

Roland says goodbye to Charlemagne. Scene from
" Roland says goodbye to Charlemagne. Scene from " The Song of Roland" (" La Chanson de Roland" ), in " Grandes Chroniques de France" (14h century). North school

Singing goodbye (Esilali) to guests leaving resort. Beqa Lagoon Resort, Beqa Island, Fiji

Departing by balloon

Sailor on a train
Sailor returning to his ship waves goodbye to loved ones Date: 1905

Mrs Kempton bids farewell to Mick the Miller
Mrs Arundel Kempton, owner of the legendary champion greyhound Mick the Miller at Liverpool Street Station. Having run his last race, he was off to Norfolk for stud duties. Date: 1931

Wartime cartoon, A Cheery Farewell, showing a hostess saying goodbye to a soldier leaving for Woodcote. " Goodbye, Sir, and when you do go to the Front

Royal Wedding 1961 - guests wave farewell
Wedding guests wave farewell to the departing newly married Duke and Duchess of Kent (formerly Miss Katherine Worsley) as they leave Hovingham Hall

Emigration
A young man, emigrating to America from Sweden says goodbye to his parents. Watercolour. Anonymus. Date: 19th century

French couple saying goodbye in wartime

Petroleuse Arrestede
The last of the commune - a petroleuse says goodbye to her children as she is led away, probably to be shot. Date: 1871

Slovak Refugee Women
Three Slovak women refugees saying goodbye to a Czech soldier on the streets of Kaschau, Hungary. Date: 1930s

French soldier saying farewell to sweetheart, WW1
A French soldier saying farewell to his sweetheart on the outbreak of the First World War, with a battle raging in the background

Robert Graves, English poet, translator and novelist
Robert (von) Ranke Graves (1895-1985), English poet, translator and novelist. His autobiography covering his experiences of the First World War, Goodbye To All That (published 1929)

People waving their hats at the waterside, WW1
A row of people, some of them waving their hats, at the waterside somewhere in the UK during the First World War. They are possibly waving goodbye to men departing to fight in the war

German man posts letter to his lover
A cheeky young German man posts a letter of Goodbye to his soon-to-be-ex girlfriend!!! Date: circa 1910s

Italian soldiers leave reminder card
Remember when I come on leave - card to be filled in by soldiers to give to their loved ones to inform them when they will be returning on leave

Saying farewell to family - WWI
A departing British Royal Navy Sailor saying farewell to his wife and son as his troop train departs for port and then onward to battle in the First World War. Date: 1915

Emigrants leaving for America, 1850s
European emigrants leaving their families to sail to America, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

PROY2A-00070
Napoleons farewell to the Imperial Guard at Fontainebleau Palace, 1814. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century painting by Vernet

HUSG2A-00006
German emigrants for New York embarking on Hamburg steamer. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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"Goodbye, Old Man: A Farewell to Heroes" In the midst of the chaos and despair that engulfed World War I, a poignant image emerged - "Good-bye, Old Man. " Fortunio Matania's iconic painting captured the essence of sacrifice and camaraderie as a soldier bid farewell to his loyal horse. This heart-wrenching scene symbolized not only the end of an era but also the profound bond between man and beast. As war ravaged nations, another goodbye echoed through Manchester's streets - "Manchesters last tram. " The city bid adieu to its beloved mode of transportation, marking a significant shift in urban life. Yet amidst this change, memories lingered on those final rides filled with laughter and nostalgia. Across oceans and skies alike, farewells took on different forms. Amy Johnson's departure from England marked her audacious solo flight across continents - a brave goodbye to comfort zones. Meanwhile, seafarers embarked on perilous journeys during World War II under the watchful eye of organizations like A Mission to Seamen. Goodbyes were whispered aboard ships as families clung onto hope for their loved ones' safe return. Evacuees boarded trains with tear-streaked faces during wartime upheaval – leaving behind familiar landscapes for uncertain futures. Thumbelina kissed her Swallow companion goodbye in Hans Christian Andersen's tale – reminding us that even in fairy tales, partings can be bittersweet. Amidst all these goodbyes stood love stories etched into history; 1940s romance unfolded onboard Cunard White Star liner Queen Elizabeth during her final voyage before retirement. As passengers disembarked one last time from this majestic vessel, they carried cherished memories within their hearts forever. Through photographs frozen in time like EVRV2A-00075 or Pilot Stanley Hausner saying goodbye to his wife before taking flight once more – we glimpse the raw emotions that accompany farewells.