"The Young Widow" – Lithograph – Vilnius, 1905

"The Young Widow", Lithograph. H. Laskov, Vilnius, ca. 1905.
Illustration by H. Laskov, portraying a family receiving the news about the death of a soldier, one of the family members.
The illustration features a military person holding a letter in his hand. His other hand is on the shoulder of the soldier's mother who buries her face in her hands. The soldier's wife and his daughters are crying. His father holds a photograph in his hand with the writing "Our Hospital" and an issue of "Der Fraynd" newspaper.
The interior of the apartment is almost identical to that of the previous lithograph with minor differences: here, next to Herzl's portrait on the wall hangs the portrait of the soldier and a map of the Far East. The Siddur on the "stander" which was open is now closed.
An inscription in Russian above the illustration: "The Young Widow". Under the illustration:"A friend delivered a letter from the hospital which announces the death of the soldier".
The illustration is signed: "H. Laskov". The name of the publisher and the censor's approval appear under the illustration.
61X49 cm framed 75X61 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Pasted on paper for preservation.