Design for an aerial steam carriage Size:S: 60 x 45cm He performed a number of

He performed a number of feats

Original is oil on canvas 51 x 61

View of the Pool of London on the River Thames with ships and boats

A crossing-sweeper clearing the street for a fashionably dressed woman

Design for an aerial steam carriage Size:S: 60 x 45cm He performed a number ofDesign for an aerial steam carriage, 1843 (1956). William Henson, a follower of English aviation pioneer Sir George Cayley, patented his proposed Aerial Steam Carriage in 1842. The machine would never have been able to fly as the wings would not have been strong enough to carry the weight of the steam engine needed to power it. The design did however establish several of the features used in modern aeroplanes, including monoplane wings, the fuselage,