| Digital Media Bank ID: | 94231 |
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| Description: |
View west of the railway bridge at Preston Village. A steam train approaching on the Brighton to London line with St Peter's Church, Preston at the rear. People hay making in the foreground, a windmill on the Downs in the distance. Mary Wilmshurst became Headmistress of a school which she ran originally with her mother, Sarah and later her sister, Juliana at 22 Sussex Square, Brighton in the early 1850s. Her first job as a teacher was in Bridport, Dorset where she returned in later life and where she died in 1883 aged 78. She was also a competent artist. |
| Categories: | Timeline/ 1850s, Collections/ Fine Art/ Watercolours |
Copyright & Re-use
| Credit Line: | Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove |
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| Licence: | CC BY-SA |
| Caption: | Preston, Brighton, Sussex. Mary Wilmshurst, c1857 |
Object or Artwork info
| Type (of Object or Artwork): | Watercolour Painting |
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| Title (of Artwork / Object): | Preston, Brighton, Sussex |
| Creator (of Artwork / Object): | Mary Wilmshurst |
| Date Created (of Object / Artwork): | c1857 |
| Description (Object or Artwork): |
View west of the railway bridge at Preston Village. A steam train approaching on the Brighton to London line with St Peter's Church, Preston at the rear. People hay making in the foreground, a windmill on the Downs in the distance. Mary Wilmshurst became Headmistress of a school which she ran originally with her mother, Sarah and later her sister, Juliana at 22 Sussex Square, Brighton in the early 1850s. Her first job as a teacher was in Bridport, Dorset where she returned in later life and where she died in 1883 aged 78. She was also a competent artist. |
| Subject tags: |
railway |
| Other Keywords: | Preston, St Peter's Church, windmill, Downs, steam train |
File info
| Original Filename: | dmas_fa100288_d01.jpg |
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| Media: | Image |
| Size: | 4.57 MB; 3198 x 2120 pixels; 271 x 179 mm (print at 300 DPI); 846 x 561 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
Administrative info
| Linked Accession no.: | FA100288 |
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