London & South Western Railway 2-2-2 locomotive snake

maker:
Henry Maurice Whitcombe

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Oil painting by H M Whitcombe. LSWR 2-2-2 locomotive Snake built by J V Gooch, 1843. One of a series of 27 paintings of locomotives of the period 1830-1870 by H M Whitcombe. Illustrated in After Rocket: The Forgotten Years 1830-1870 by H M Whitcombe

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1986-9419
Materials:
oil paint and board
Measurements:
: 18.8976 x 24.8819 in.; 480 x 632 mm
type:
painting and oil painting
credit:
Somerset Fry, P.F.I.