May 14
The Pilgrim Fathers: Departure of a Puritan Family for New England
Artist: Charles Cope (English, 1811-1890)
Date: 1856
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Description
"About July 21, 1620, the English voyagers at Leyden leave that city, where they had lived near twelve years, being accompanied by most of their brethren to Delft Haven, where their ship lay ready… At their parting, Mr. Robinson, falling down on his knees, and they all with him, with watery eyes, commended them with most fervent prayers to God.’