Paddington Terminus, pencil and sepia wash on card, showing figures and horse-drawn vehicles in front of the arcaded exterior of Paddington Station, pencil captions 'Vynette' and 'Paddington Terminus' to lower margin and below image respectively, some spotting and marks, closed tear in lower margin encroaching 1" into foreground, edge of sheet with pin holes (outside image), image size 31 x 45.5cm (12.25 x 18ins), sheet size 38 x 53cm (15 x 21ins), together with a copy of The History and Description of the Great Western Railway, by John C. Bourne, David & Charles Reprints, 1970, original cloth in slightly torn and stained dustjacket, large folio British artist, engraver and photographer John Cooke Bourne is best known for his lithographs showing the construction, infrastructure and scenery of the railways. His important work on the Great Western Railway was first published by David Bogue in 1843, with a subsequent, more commonly known edition, in 1846. This watercolour is a preparatory sketch for the vignette which appears at the end of the Preface, entitled in the book 'Paddington Station'. (2)
Paddington Terminus, pencil and sepia wash on card, showing figures and horse-drawn vehicles in front of the arcaded exterior of Paddington Station, pencil captions 'Vynette' and 'Paddington Terminus' to lower margin and below image respectively, some spotting and marks, closed tear in lower margin encroaching 1" into foreground, edge of sheet with pin holes (outside image), image size 31 x 45.5cm (12.25 x 18ins), sheet size 38 x 53cm (15 x 21ins), together with a copy of The History and Description of the Great Western Railway, by John C. Bourne, David & Charles Reprints, 1970, original cloth in slightly torn and stained dustjacket, large folio British artist, engraver and photographer John Cooke Bourne is best known for his lithographs showing the construction, infrastructure and scenery of the railways. His important work on the Great Western Railway was first published by David Bogue in 1843, with a subsequent, more commonly known edition, in 1846. This watercolour is a preparatory sketch for the vignette which appears at the end of the Preface, entitled in the book 'Paddington Station'. (2)
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