Illustrated London News 1859, Sir Marc Brunel, Thames Tunnel, I.K. Brunel death announcement.
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Object number2014.03258
TitleIllustrated London News 1859, Sir Marc Brunel, Thames Tunnel, I.K. Brunel death announcement.
DescriptionLarge paper mount with three prints and a text cutting pasted to it. The print at top of page shows a French portrait of Sir Marc Brunel. The print in the middle of the page shows the Thames Tunnel and the shield. The print at the bottom of the page shows a cross section of the Thames Tunnel with vessels floating on the river above. The text cutting gives details of the Northcote portrait of Sir Marc Brunel.
On the reverse is pasted a print of the Horsley painting of I. K. Brunel and a cutting from the Illustrated London News, 24 September 1859, reporting on the death of I. K. Brunel.
Production date 1825 - 1859
Object nameprint
Object categoryvisual art
Techniquephotographed, engraved, printed
Dimensions
- height: 389 mm
width: 268 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”