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[Benjamin Hick.]
Painted by George Patten, A.R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
Published by J.C. Grundy, Printseller to Her Majesty, 4, Exchange Street, Manchester [n.d., c.1840].
Mezzotint on chine collé. 460 x 375mm (18 x 14¾"). Some toning and staining, tear in margin taped.
A seated portrait of civil and mechanical engineer Benjamin Hick (1790-1842), maker of steam engines. Among the locomotives were: 'Union' (1830) for the Bolton and Leigh Railway), 'Pioneer' for the Petersburg Railroad in Virginia, and 'Pontchartrain' (1832) for the Pontchartrain Railroad, New Orleans. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67802] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
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