
Monsal Dale, the Peak District

Painting, oil on canvas, Monsal Dale, the Peak District, by Norman Wilkinson, about 1930. Depicts a passenger train, hauled by 4-6-0 steam locomotive number 1112, crossing Headstone viaduct in Monsal Dale, Derbyshire. The viaduct is just visible at the bottom of the painting, with the train moving from left to right, and the steep-sided valley of the River Wye beyond. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Original artwork for London Midland & Scottish Railway poster. Unframed.
Details
- Category:
- Pictorial Collection (Railway)
- Object Number:
- 1977-5726
- Measurements:
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overall: 765 mm x 1144 mm x 18 mm,
- type:
- painting and oil painting