Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Eastern
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Object number2011.0989.1.5
TitleIsambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Eastern
Creator Robert Howlett (photographer)
DescriptionBlack & white photograph of five men, three stood and two seated under a canvas sheltered wooden structure. The image depicts from left to right in the background: George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle, Lord Alfred Henry Paget, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel (with binoculars). Henry Marc Brunel and John Yates are shown standing in the foreground. Photograph taken by Robert Howlett.
George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle has previously been identified as Robert Stephenson. As of August 2016, the National Portrait Gallery have Henry M. Brunel recorded as John Trotman, the anchor supplier.
Production placeLondon
Production date 1857-11 - 1857-11
Production period19th century
Object namealbum page
Object categoryphotography
Techniquemanufactured, developed
Dimensions
- album page height: 228 mm
album page width: 295 mm
photograph height: 160 mm
photograph width: 135 mm
