Lot Essay
This work appears to depict William Murdoch, the inventor of the gas lamp, lighting up his cottage in Redruth, Cornwall in 1792.
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The gas light
Details
Terence Cuneo (1907-1996)
The gas light
signed and dated 'Cuneo/February 1953' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.5 cm.)
The gas light
signed and dated 'Cuneo/February 1953' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.5 cm.)
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