Wyllie toil

Toil, Glitter, Grime and Wealth on a Flowing Tide., oil on canvas. The scene is in the Pool of London looking west. In the foreground is a coal barge lashed to a steam tug. The copious smoke implies a world where power is obtained by burning coal.

19th century oil on canvas paintings in the united kingdom coal wyllie

1883

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