A View of Murton Colliery near Seaham

Why it's great

A coal mine with its winding towers stands in the flat landscape of County Durham in northern England. James Wilson Carmichael painted it in 1843, when coal fed the engines of the new industrial age.

🏛️ Part of history

The Industrial Revolution (1760–1900) — A coal mine with its winding towers stands in the flat landscape of County Durham in northern England.

Where to see it

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Hang it on your wall

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About the artist

James Wilson Carmichael

1799–1868 · born in Newcastle upon Tyne · died in Scarborough

James Wilson Carmichael was an English painter born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1799. He started as a sailor and became a well-known painter of ships, sea battles and harbor scenes, and moved to London. He died in Scarborough in 1868.