Mary Evans George Stephenson at Darlington

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Picture No	13046901
Date	1823
Description	George Stephenson at Darlington - embroidery
Details	Engraving of a painting by A. Rankley, "George Stephenson at Darlington in 1823." Stephenson would often drop in on Joseph Pease to talk with him about the progress of the Darlington and Stockton Railway, and Pease's daughters were usually present working on their embroidery. Stephenson, who had learnt embroidery while a brakesman at Killingworth ("while working on the pitman's buttonholes by the engine fire at nights."), and he would volunteer to instruct the girls. This picture was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1861.
Source	Engraving of a painting by A. Rankley in 'The Illustrated London News', 4 January 1862, page 25
Credit	© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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