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Title:
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848
Object name(s):
painting; painting
Brief description:
Painting, oil on canvas, portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), by John Callcott Horsley, 1848. Depicts Brunel full length, standing, dressed in grey trousers, a frock coat, white shirt and black cravat. His left hand rests on a set of plans, on a table covered with a red cloth. Brunel was married to the artist's sister, Mary Elizabeth Horsely.
Collection:
Science Museum Group
Associated person:
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Person's association:
sitter
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
97 7/16
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
2475
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
61 1/2
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
1562
Material:
oil paint
Material:
canvas (textile)
Object name:
painting; painting
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1848
Date - latest:
1848
Object production date:
Date - association:
made
Date - earliest / single:
1848
Date - latest:
1848
Object production person:
Horsley, John Callcott
Other number:
1975-8535
Other number type:
accession number
Other number:
NRM 75/22/52
Other number type:
National Railway Museum number
Responsible department/section:
NRM - Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/22cf690f-1d9d-3c53-befa-1b35fd97810e

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/22cf690f-1d9d-3c53-befa-1b35fd97810e, Science Museum Group, CC BY

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