Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Eastern
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Object number2011.0989.1.3
TitleIsambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Eastern
Creator Robert Howlett (photographer)
DescriptionBlack & white photograph showing four men, including Isambard Kingdom Brunel, stood on the edge of a wooden pier, directing the launch of SS Great Eastern in 1857. A number of unidentified men are stood in the background. The names of the men are inscribed underneath the photo: 'J. Scott Russell, Henry Wakefield, I. K. Brunel and Lord Derby'. Photograph taken by Robert Howlett.
Richard Tames identifies the figures as John Scott Russell, Henry Wakefield, Brunel, and Solomon Tredwell at the launch [1859]'. The National Portrait Gallery catalogue, which holds the original, identifies the figures as William Harrison, William Jacomb, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and Solomon Tredwell.
Production placeLondon
Production date approx. 1900 1857-11 - 1857-11
Production period20th century
Object namealbum page
Object categoryphotography
Techniquemanufactured, developed
Dimensions
- album page height: 228 mm
album page width: 295 mm
photograph height: 185 mm
photograph width: 145 mm