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Artist
Lawrence W. Ladd
A Central Pacific Railroad Car
Date1890-1899
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsSight: 18 1/4 × 29 3/8 in. (46.4 × 74.6 cm)
Object numberN0004.1999
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Museum Purchase
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextRailroad travel was growing in popularity in the 19th century just as panoramas were becoming increasingly popular. The experience of viewing an ever-changing landscape while riding in a train was comparable to viewing a panorama. On the reverse of this painting, behind the woman sleeping on the shoulder of her male companion, is a pencil inscription, “Light,” which may have been a guide for backlighting the scene.On View
Not on view
