Series title: Far from the Madding Crowd (Plate 5)
1874 (year of production) Wood engraving mounted on grey card
110 x 165 mm. Purchase: Puttick and Simpson Auctioneers, Leicester Square, London 1924
William Boldwood and Bathsheba Everdene singing at the sheep-shearers' supper in Chapter 23: "She stood up in the window-opening, facing the men, the candles behind her, and Gabriel on her right hand, immediately outside the sash-frame." (p. 528)
Outdoor scene. A group of men sit outside around a long table. One man is stansing to the left and playing a flute. Another is standing inside the window and looking at the woman. The woman stands facing the men, hands clasped at her front.
