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Steel works, Cardiff at night
WALDEN, Lionel (1862-1933)
The American painter Lionel Walden studied in Paris and visited Britain several times during the 1890s. This is a preliminary sketch for a large painting of the same title. It depicts the furnaces of the Dowlais steelworks, built in 1888 near Cardiff docks. Originally established by the end of the nineteenth century, the Dowlais works was one of the largest in the world.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2054
Creation/Production
WALDEN, Lionel
Acquisition
Gift, 4/12/1917
Measurements
Height
(cm): 22.6
Width
(cm): 29.9
Height
(in): 8
Width
(in): 11
h(cm) frame:26.2
h(cm)
w(cm) frame:34.2
w(cm)
d(cm) frame:3.0
d(cm)
Techniques
Canvas
Board
Material
Oil
Location
In store
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