George Stephenson started us 100 Years Ago
- Made:
- 1925
- maker:
- Andrew Johnson
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Painting, oil on canvas, George Stephenson started us 100 Years Ago by Andrew Johnson, 1925. A head and shoulders portrait depicting George Stephenson. He is shown with grey hair and long sideburns, wearing a dark green coat, lime green waistcoat and white shirt. The painting has a lime green border. The text, above and below the portrait, reads "George Stephenson started us 100 years ago, L.N.E.R. First in the world." Commemorates the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Original artwork for London & North Eastern Railway poster. Framed and Glazed.