Isambard Kingdom Brunel and others watching the launch of the SS Great Eastern
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Object number2001.016.365
TitleIsambard Kingdom Brunel and others watching the launch of the SS Great Eastern
Creator Robert Howlett (photographer), Brunel University Library (producer)
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 1857 - 1857
Production period19th century
Object namecolour photographic postcard
Object categorycorrespondence
Materialpaper
Techniqueprinted
Dimensions
- height: 150 mm
width: 105 mm
Credit lineCourtesy of the SS Great Britain Trust.
DocumentationBrunel's Ships and Boats