Robert Howlett
Isambard Kingdom Brunel by the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern

Isambard Kingdom Brunel by the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel by the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern
ArtistEnglish, 1831–1858
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Isambard Kingdom Brunel by the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern
Date1857, printed 1857
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 11 1/4 × 8 9/16 in. (28.5 × 21.7 cm)
 Sheet: 11 1/4 × 8 9/16 in. (28.5 × 21.7 cm)
 Mount: 21 5/8 × 15 3/16 in. (55 × 38.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors
Object number2023.497
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceEstate of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by descent; [Sotheby's London, November 6, 1987, Lot 124]; purchased by Janet Lehr, New York; consigened to Hans P. Kraus, New York; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil on mount, recto, bottom center: I Brunel

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