The Midland Railway Station -- St. Pancras

Creator

Preview

Creation Date

1878

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

6.75 x 10, 7.5 x 10.5 (in frame)

Credit Line

Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015

Accession Number

2015.24

Provenance

From WALTER THORNBURY, Cassell's Old & New London. A NARRATIVE OF ITS HISTORY, ITS PEOPLE, AND ITS PLACES., Volume One (LONDON: CASSELL, PETTER, & GALPIN, 1872-1878): PLATE 7.

Creator Biography

Creator Unknown, British.

Description

Engraving of the Midland Railway Station in St. Pancras. Trains pull into the station with clouds of smoke billowing up to the ceiling with figures working on the tracks and waiting on the sides. The station is shown from an elevated and expansive view, with the figures and even the trains dwarfed against the grand scale of the tracks and high, detailed ceiling.