arrival of the normandy train canvas gustav adolfs torg Artist: Anders Zorn | Created:

Artist: Anders Zorn | Created: 1894 | Publisher: The National Museum | Item ID: NG

The latest modern gas light seen in the picture was lit at Norrbro in 1853

the ice blocks were stored in so-called ice cabinets which were common during the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century until the modern refrigerator was introduced and became available to households

a couple of men are rowing across the calm water

Iconic actress Marlene Dietrich in the hit film Shanghai Express in 1932

arrival of the normandy train canvas gustav adolfs torg Artist: Anders Zorn | Created:Canvas with the painting Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint Lazare from 1877. Impressionist artists often created homages to the modern side of Paris where their paintings often depicted the grand boulevards, elegant new buildings and modern constructions such as iron bridges and railway tracks. Monet's choice of subjects when it comes to Arrival of the Normandy Train was a particularly fitting choice as the terminal linking Paris and Normandy