Iron and steel mills and foundries, a printing shop, a lead mine still employing children, and spinners – all relentlessly demanding, without lighter work.
Armstrong
Paintings of iron and steel production, printing, lead mining, machining a cog wheel, spinning, and developing a photograph.
With the Industrial Revolution, painters started to depict the furnaces and factories which grew rapidly across Europe and North America. This selection runs to 1879.
The Eclectic Light Company 