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Tall painting of a crowded ship departure: a man in a dark coat reaches down to grasp another man's hand beside billowing steam, rigging, and crates.

The Two Friends (departure scene on a ship deck)

A tall vertical oil painting of a crowded departure scene on a ship's deck or gangway. A man in a dark coat leans over the rail and reaches down to clasp the hand of a companion below, while passengers, rigging and billowing white steam fill the muted brown and grey space, with wooden crates in the foreground.

Artist
James Tissot
Date
1881
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
440 × 1024 px
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Public domain · James Tissot died 1902 and the work dates by 1881; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): James Tissot, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)