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Description: | Painting, oil on canvas, 'Perth Station, Coming South' by George Earl, signed and dated 1895. Shows a busy platform scene. Signed and dated, b.r. Preparations for return to London at the close of the shooting season: a train waits to depart, station staff assist crowds of passengers; general bustle of interior, in architectural setting of station shed (designed by William Tite) prior to 1885 renovation; notices for waiting rooms, no smoking, etc,; luggage, dogs, travel paraphernalia; centre, Highland Railway terminus Information sheet available. Commissioned by Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, of The Walker Brewery. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | oil painting | Temporal: | 1895 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Earl, George | Identifier: | http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/grab... | Go to resource |
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