Past and Present
- Made:
- 1859/04/23
- maker:
- Henry Alken and Leighton Brothers
Print, Past and Present, by Henry Alken and the Leighton Brothers, about 1859. Coloured lithograph depicting 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. Text above reads "Supplement. The Illustrated London News. April 23, 1859". Text below reads "Past and Present" with the number 176 at bottom right. Signed "Leighton Bros" at bottom right of image.
