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[Joseph Locke, Esq.re M.P.]Joseph Locke April 1849 [facsimile signature.]

[Joseph Locke, Esq.re M.P.]Joseph Locke April 1849 [facsimile signature.]

Painted by Francis Grant, Esq. A.R.A. Engraved by Henry Cousins.
London, Published June 1st. 1849, by Henry Graves & Comp.y Printsellers in Ordinary to Her Majesty and H.R.H. Prince Albert. 6, Pall Mall.
Mezzotint, Artist'ss proof, ltd to 100, printed on chine collé. 770 x 490mm (30¼ x 19¼"). Spotting.
A full-length portrait of civil engineer Joseph Locke (1805-1860). Apprenticed to the railway engineer George Stephenson, he was one of the major pioneers of railway development. He worked on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, Lancaster & Carlisle Railway, the Manchester & Sheffield Railway and the London and South Western Railway, including the designs of Richmond Railway Bridge (1848) and Barnes Bridge (1849).
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67819]  £480.00


 

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