Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
ROBERT HOWLETT (1831-58)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59)
1888 after an original of 1857Carbon print | 8.5 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2911353
Photograph of a full length portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, standing, facing a quarter to the left. He poses with hands tucked into his trouser pockets. He smokes a cigar. He poses in front of the launching chains of the 'Great Eastern', 1857.
Creator(s)
Robert Howlett (1831-58) (photographer)
Hughes & Mullins (1883-1917) (printer)
Subject(s)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59)annotation: I.K. Brunel Esq. C.E. died Sept. 1859/ Reproduced 1871/
Reproduced & Printed in Carbon 1888. [beneath work]8.5 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.4 x 6.2 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
Acquired by Prince Albert
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