In Tate Britain
Prints and Drawings Room
View by appointment- Artist
- David Cox 1783–1859
- Medium
- Crayon and watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- Support: 83 × 113 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
- Reference
- T08770
Display caption
The first passenger railway in the world opened in 1825, between Stockton and Darlington. Although steam trains had been in use for commercial and industrial purposes for some years, this event
began a new era of passenger transport.
Although the advent of steam travel transformed the way people led their lives, few artists ventured to represent steam trains.
Gallery label, February 2004
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