Iron and Coal: the Industry of the Tyne
1859
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1859
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Scott made this watercolour to celebrate Newcastle’s booming factories and trade. It shows a proud moment in the 1850s when industry made the North rich. The work started as wall decoration for a big house in Northumberland. Sir Walter Trevelyan—whose family made money from mines—paid for it. Scott turned the hall walls into a giant picture of iron and coal at work. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for it.
