Homesick Collection

When You Come Home - WWI postcard
3782225 When You Come Home - WWI postcard; (add.info.: When You Come Home - WWI postcard. Lyrics read: Birds in the garden, all day long, singing for me their happy song, Flow'rs in the sunshine)

Comic postcard, British soldier homesick on rough seas, WW1 Date: circa 1918

The First Place, 1860 (oil on canvas)
VFS109709 The First Place, 1860 (oil on canvas) by Erwood, A. (fl.1860); 29.8x24.8 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Soldiers Dream (coloured engraving)
668749 The Soldiers Dream (coloured engraving) by Goodall, Frederick (1822-1904) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Soldiers Dream.); © Look and Learn

The Emigrant, c. 1860 (oil on canvas)
HMP90725 The Emigrant, c.1860 (oil on canvas) by Barnes, Edward Charles (1855-1882); 76.2x51 cm; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire, UK; eHarris Museum and Art Gallery; English

The Exile, illustration to a poem by Pierre Jean de Beranger (1780-c
CHT173557 The Exile, illustration to a poem by Pierre Jean de Beranger (1780-c.1857) engraved by Bernard (coloured engraving) by Monnier

Emigration - A 12 Months Residence. 19th century

Gulliver is very ill. He is suffering from homesickness (chromolitho)
1091552 Gulliver is very ill. He is suffering from homesickness (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gulliver is very ill)

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, sailor at sea (chromolitho)
6031735 Absence makes the heart grow fonder, sailor at sea (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Absence makes the heart grow fonder, sailor at sea)

Ruth - by Henry Ryland (engraving)
961452 Ruth - by Henry Ryland (engraving) by Ryland, Henry (1856-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruth - by Henry Ryland (1856-1924)

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Calypso & Odysseus
Calypso takes pity on homesick Odysseus and agrees to allow him to return to his wife, Penlope. "

International Scouts Camp, Youlbury, near Oxford
A group of scouts at an International Scouts Camp, Youlbury, near Oxford, where ten countries were represented, including Poland, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Norway and France

Flagging his home town at the Eagle Hut, WW1
An American sailor sticks a flag into a huge map adorning the wall of the Eagle Hut in Aldwych, London, in order so he may meet other American soldiers and sailors from the same area

Interior of a settlers hut in Australia, from The Illustrated London News
XTD348402 Interior of a settlers hut in Australia, from The Illustrated London News, 1849 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Arrival of a School Mistress in the Countryside, 1897 (oil on canvas)
BAL167458 Arrival of a School Mistress in the Countryside, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Makovsky, Vladimir Egorovic (1846-1920); 67x90 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Home Dreams, 1869 (oil on canvas laid down on panel)
XYC127214 Home Dreams, 1869 (oil on canvas laid down on panel) by Cope, Charles West (1811-90); 63.8x76.8 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, USA; English, out of copyright

Territorials at camp at Lympne. A Territorial writing home. 1939

Thoughts of home, WWI postcard drawn by George Ranstead
Hand drawn postcard by amateur soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead, featuring an idyllic scene with flowers, a country church and his sweetheart

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"Homesick: Nostalgia's Silent Embrace" In the tender strokes of Cecil Aldin's illustration, Mac gazes longingly at a distant horizon, his eyes filled with an indescribable longing. A familiar ache grips his heart as he yearns for the comfort and warmth of home. Amidst the chaos of war, a British soldier clings to a postcard depicting serene shores while battling rough seas during WW1. His soul craves solace amidst turbulent waters, dreaming of reuniting with loved ones and finding respite from the horrors that surround him. Thoughts of Liberia emancipation in 1861 come alive on canvas, capturing the bittersweet emotions experienced by those torn between newfound freedom and homesickness. The painting whispers tales of hope tinged with sorrow as hearts pine for their homeland. "The First Place, " painted in 1860, portrays a scene where nostalgia dances hand-in-hand with memories. Brushstrokes capture faces etched with longing as they reminisce about cherished moments left behind, and is here that homesickness finds its dwelling within every stroke. A colored engraving titled "The Soldiers Dream" unveils slumbering warriors lost in reverie; their dreams transport them back to hearth and kinship. In these fleeting visions lies temporary respite from battlefields - an ephemeral sanctuary born out hearts. "The Exile, " an illustration accompanying Pierre Jean de Beranger's poignant poem, encapsulates the pain felt by those forced to leave their homeland behind. With each brushstroke telling stories untold, it echoes the yearning for familiarity amidst foreign lands' alien embrace. Within "Emigration - A 12 Months Residence, " we witness time passing through seasons marked by solitude and longing. Each month brings new challenges intertwined with unyielding homesickness – a constant companion reminding emigrants what was left behind.