A steam train and telegraph wires beneath a sunburst
History note: Sold Christie’s 21 November 2007 (lot 102); Private collection, London
Bought with the Biffen Fund, 2024
Height: 127 mm
Width: 180 mm
Method of acquisition: Bought (2024) by Agnew's Gallery
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1859
Watercolour : Watercolour, bodycolour and graphite with gum Arabic on buff paper
Accession number: PD.35-2024
Primary reference Number: 317400
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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