Southern Railway electric locomotive No. 182

commissioner:
Southern Railway
maker:
Unattributed
Southern Railway electric locomotive No. 182 (painting; oil painting; poster artwork)

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Painting, oil on board, Now to Ascot, Reading, Camberley by Southern Electric, by Charles Pears, about 1939. Depicts a heathland landscape with birch and pine trees, with an approaching green electric multiple unit numbered 182. In the left and right foreground are birch trees, with the train between. Beyond is a row of pine trees, set against a blue sky and white clouds. Original artwork for Southern Railway poster.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1989-7148
Materials:
oil paint and board
Measurements:
frame: 640 mm x 602 mm x 21 mm,
image: 586 mm x 547 mm
type:
painting, oil painting and poster artwork
credit:
British Railways Board