Menai Suspension and Britannia Tubular Bridges
Thomas Picken (fl.1838 - d.Australia 1870)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood, paper & glass
Measurements
250 x 310 mm; 360 mm (Height); 430 mm (Width)
Place of origin
Bangor
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286206
Summary
Print, lithograph, Menai Suspension and Britannia Tubular Bridges by Thomas Picken (fl.1838 - d.Australia 1870). Published by G. Humphreys, Bangor. The view is taken from a high slope beside the river, a group of men and women sitting on the grass, Beyond and below them a train approches. Technical details are given below image. In a gilt frame with gesso decoration at corners.
Makers and roles
Thomas Picken (fl.1838 - d.Australia 1870), lithographer G. Humphreys, engraver and publisher