Vor der Vollendung, by Paul Meyerheim, 1876

The painting Vor der Vollendung (Before the Completion) by German artist Paul Meyerheim, circa 1876. The painting shows the final touches being applied to a steam locomotive under construction as the shop foreman goes over some details with the workers while work on other equipment goes on around it.

Recently selected: Austrian passenger train - ATSF 3759 with Christmas lights - Steam powered freight in Japan