Sketch for The Excavation of the Manchester Ship Canal… by Benjamin Williams Leader

Painting of a canal excavation with railway tracks, workers, a steam engine and a wide waterway under a cloudy sky.

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Sketch for The Excavation of the Manchester Ship Canal: Eastham Cutting with Mount Manisty in the distance, Benjamin Williams Leader (1891), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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The painting shows an excavation site with railway tracks running across muddy ground toward a wide waterway, where small figures work among earthworks. Steam rises from a locomotive and industrial machinery near a steel bridge, while trees line the right edge under a pale, cloudy sky.

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Date

1891

Medium

Drawing

Museum

Wikimedia Commons

License

Public domain

Themes

Seascapes, Cityscapes, Drawings & Sketches, Boats