Holl (after Frith) The Railway Station colorized
Summary
The Railway Station. Engraving by Francis Holl after William Powell Frith. Mixed media engraving on wove, finished with hand colouring. Published by Henry Graves & Co, London, 1866; 66.0 x 123.0 cm; colorized
William Powell (1819–1909) was an English painter specialising in genre subjects and panoramic narrative works of life in the Victorian era. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1853, presenting The Sleeping Model as his Diploma work. He has been described as the "greatest British painter of the social scene since Hogarth".
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Date
1866
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public domain