3 5 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 27cm
Description
Oil on canvas painting by Gilbert Daykin showing a miner clearing round a tub at the end of a coalface. A roof prop is in imminent danger of crushing him under the weight of material from above. Another miner can be seen further along the mine, illuminated by the glow of the lamp.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10199826
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