GB 0096 MS 996 - Creswick, Thomas

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0096 MS 996

Title

Creswick, Thomas

Date(s)

  • 1837 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

1 item

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Born in Birmingham in 1811, Thomas Creswick studied under J V Barber and is best known for his landscapes of the north of England and Wales. He was London-based, and from 1828 exhibited 266 works at the Royal Academy, the British Institute and elsewhere. He died in 1869.

Archival history

GB 0096 MS 996 1837 Collection (fonds) 1 item Creswick , Thomas , 1811-1869 , artist
Born in Birmingham in 1811, Thomas Creswick studied under J V Barber and is best known for his landscapes of the north of England and Wales. He was London-based, and from 1828 exhibited 266 works at the Royal Academy, the British Institute and elsewhere. He died in 1869.

Provenance unknown, but given the subject matter it is possible that it came to the Library as part of the Goldsmith's Collection.

Small mounted oil painting by Thomas Creswick, of a steam train passing Leighton Buzzard on the London and Birmingham Railway line. A note on the reverse suggests that the work was painted in 1837.

Single item.

Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
English
155 x 105 mm

Collection level description.

The Library holds material relating to the London and Birmingham Railway (MS 504).

Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Feb 2002 Bedfordshire Crewsick , Thomas , 1811-1869 , artist England Europe Fine arts Leighton Buzzard London and Birmingham Railway Painting Paintings Railway transport Transport Transport infrastructure UK Western Europe London Illustrations Visual materials

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Provenance unknown, but given the subject matter it is possible that it came to the Library as part of the Goldsmith's Collection.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Small mounted oil painting by Thomas Creswick, of a steam train passing Leighton Buzzard on the London and Birmingham Railway line. A note on the reverse suggests that the work was painted in 1837.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

Single item.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

The Library holds material relating to the London and Birmingham Railway (MS 504).

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Senate House Library, University of London

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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