Royal Scot and Coronation Trains
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1969
MediumDrawing; black marker on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 16 1/2 x 14 1/8in. (41.9 x 35.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of two trains. The steam engine at the top is the London Midway and Scottish Railway (LMS) Royal Scot Class 6100, and the streamliner at the bottom is the LMS Princess Coronation Class 6220, named Coronation (also a steam engine).
Object number2012.284.6082
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, right edge, handwritten in pencil: "48"NotesSubject Note: The Royal Scot and the Coronation Scot made a brief stop in Hartford in 1939 on their way to the New York World's Fair. When the Flying Scotsman visited Hartford in 1969, an article in the Hartford Courant recalled this earlier visit. Richard Welling's drawings accompanied this article.Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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