Railways
Railways
Record No
27327
Title
Railways
Description
"The Guard of 1852" and "The Guard of 1832"; showing a comparison between a train guard and a coach guard. The phenomenal growth and popularity of the railways between the 1830s and 1850s brought about the rapid demise of the horse-drawn coach.
Date of execution
1852
Section
London Metropolitan Archives
Collection
Main Print Collection
Artist
Alken, Henry (1784-1851)
Engraver
Harris, J.
Publisher
Fores (Firm)
Medium
aquatint
Support
paper
Longest dimension
54cms
Shortest dimension
37cms
Catalogue No
p750216x
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