Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Robert Howlett (1831-1858)
November 1857
Albumen print
11 1/4 in. x 8 7/8 in. (286 mm x 225 mm)
Courtesy of National Portrait Gallery, London NPG P112
Given by Mr and Mrs A. J. W. Vaughan, 1972
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Brunel stands in front of the Great Eastern’s enormous launching chains.