Colour photograph of a drawing of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's office at 18 Duke Street, London.
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Object number2014.03442
TitleColour photograph of a drawing of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's office at 18 Duke Street, London.
Creator Lady Carthy (artist)
DescriptionColour photograph of a pen, ink and watercolour drawing of Isambard Kingdom's Brunel's office at 18 Duke Street, London, as it was in the 1840s. The image shows a carpeted room with a desk in the background, and wooden filing cabinets on the left, with three large sculptural busts on the top. Painting by Lady Carthy, a known 19th-century artist famous for historical architectural drawing including her pencil and ink drawing of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Office.
Production placeLondon
Production date 1840 - 1849
Production period19th century
Object namecolour photograph
Object categoryphotography
Materialpaper
Techniquedrawn, photographed
Dimensions
- height: 290 mm
width: 390 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”
