Sujet
James Brindley, 18th century English civil engineer and canal builder, (1836). Artist: JT Wedgwood
Légende
James Brindley, 18th century English civil engineer and canal builder, (1836). Brindley (1716-1772) rests a hand on a theodolite and points to the aqueduct over the Irwell on the Worsley to Manchester (Bridgewater) canal. He became an engineer, inventing a water engine for draining a coalmine in 1752. In 1759, after seeing Brindley's design for a silk mill, Francis Egerton, the Duke of Bridgewater, employed him to build the canal between Worsley and Manchester. After its completion in 1772, he went on to build the Grand Trunk, Birmingham and Chesterfield canals. Although illiterate all his life, Brindley constructed 365 miles of canals. Engraving after a portrait by Francis Parsons (fl1763-1783).
The Print Collector collection
Date
1836
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C24_287
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,1Mo (4,1Mo) / 24,9cm x 30,3cm / 2939 x 3579 (300dpi)