The Constable on the Great Western Railway

Made:
1838-1843
artist:
Charles Alexander Saunders

Cartoon, ink pen (stylic art), "The Constable on the Great Western Railway who was run over by the train whilst taking his tea", by C.A.S., a satirical comment on the railways, depicting a railway policeman responsible for signalling being run over by a train as it emerges from a tunnel, about 1838 - 1843.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1997-7464
Measurements:
: 224 x 280 mm
type:
cartoon
credit:
British Rail, Clapham