Antique Male Bronze Bust George Stephenson Railways Interest Edward William Wyon

Dressed in classical draperies and looking slightly to the left, ending on its original circular socle on spreading base.

Condition: Good original untouched condition, nice surface patination, very small scratch on his chest, see image.

Height: (an impressive, entire) 13″ (33cm). Width: (at widest shoulders) 9.25” (23.5cm). Depth: (at base) 4.75” (12cm).

Location: Dublin City, Ireland.

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George Stephenson 1781– 1848) was a British Civil and Mechanical Engineer during the Industrial Revolution. Renowned as the “Father of Railways”, Stephenson was considered by the Victorian people as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. His chosen rail gauge, sometimes called “Stephenson gauge”, was the basis for the 4 feet 8+1⁄2 inches (1.435 m) standard gauge used by most of the world’s railways.

Pioneered by Stephenson, rail transport was one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century and a key component of the Industrial Revolution. Built by George and his son Robert’s company Robert Stephenson and Company, Locomotion No. 1 was the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. George also built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which opened in 1830.

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