Antique Print, Victorian Dining, Darby and Joan in High Life, F.E. Weatherly (AR-A550)
 
Here is an antique engraving depicting the characters Darby and Joan from F.E. Weatherly's Novel.
The image was created by W.H. Boucher (British, 1842-1906) after an original painting by Walter Dendy Sadler (British, 1854-1923).
It depicts an elderly couple, known as "Darby and Joan," sharing a meal and toasting each other in an extravagant Victorian dining room, possibly celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. Notably, the portraits on the wall behind them show the couple in their youth, providing a visual reflection of their long marriage.
Sadler's original oil on canvas painting, also titled "Darby and Joan," was created in 1889 and is part of the collection at the Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum.
"Darby and Joan" Term: The phrase "Darby and Joan" refers to an elderly, devoted couple enjoying a quiet, contented retirement, and it originated from an 18th-century poem by Henry Woodfall about a real-life couple.
Publication: This particular etching was published in London by L.H. Lefevre around 1890, as indicated by imprints and artists' credits in the lower margin
Approx Size - 11.5"x 9"
Great for framing, assemblage, collage art, scrapbooking, college or school reports, research, home decor