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The beginning of the Londonderry Seaham and Sunderland Railway
Details
Mark Thompson (1812-1875)
The beginning of the Londonderry Seaham and Sunderland Railway
indistinctly signed and dated 'M. Thompson 1853' (lower centre) and indistinctly inscribed (upper right, on a banner)
oil on canvas
33 x 60 ½ in. (83.8 x 153.7 cm.)
The beginning of the Londonderry Seaham and Sunderland Railway
indistinctly signed and dated 'M. Thompson 1853' (lower centre) and indistinctly inscribed (upper right, on a banner)
oil on canvas
33 x 60 ½ in. (83.8 x 153.7 cm.)
Provenance
Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854) and Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (1800-1865), and by descent until
The Raglan Collection and Works of Art from the Collection of the Marquesses of Londonderry; Christie’s, London, 22-23 May 2014, lot 535, where purchased by the present owner.
The Raglan Collection and Works of Art from the Collection of the Marquesses of Londonderry; Christie’s, London, 22-23 May 2014, lot 535, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
Almost certainly, Seaham Hall inventory, 1854, entrance hall, ‘Preparing for the Sunderland and Seaham Railway cutting the first Turf’
Wynyard Park inventory, 1965, vol. ii, p. 105.
Wynyard Park inventory, 1965, vol. ii, p. 105.
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