Past and Present

Made:
circa 1859
maker:
Henry Alken and Leighton Brothers

Painting, watercolour, Past and Present, believed to be by Henry Alken, about 1859. Depicts William Chaplin's London to Manchester stagecoach Defiance, derelict in a farmyard and surrounded by farm animals. The carriage is covered in hay, and a chicken sits in the empty windowframe. In the background two passenger trains pass in opposite directions next to a station.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1978-1629
type:
painting and watercolour