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Dead Calm - Sunset at the Bight of Exmouth
Francis Danby1855
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Exeter, United Kingdom
Just visible is the pumping station tower at Starcross, part of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's atmospheric railway. This short-lived project propelled trains by atmospheric pressure rather than steam.
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- Title: Dead Calm - Sunset at the Bight of Exmouth
- Creator: Francis Danby
- Creator Lifespan: 1793-11-16/1861-02-09
- Creator Nationality: British
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Exmouth, Devon
- Creator Birth Place: Killinick, Wexford, Ireland
- Date: 1855/1855
- Date Created: 1855
- Physical Dimensions: w1224 x h922 mm
- Provenance: Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, Exeter City Council.
- Type: Painting
- External Link: Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Artist: Francis Danby
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