Robert Stephenson (1803-1859), Civil engineer; son of George Stephenson
Sitter in 11 portraits
Civil engineer and son of George Stephenson; with his father built the famous engine Rocket; built the first railway to reach London, the line from Birmingham,1833-8; designed and built many notable bridges and railways in Britain and abroad; received numerous honours and foreign decorations.
by John Lucas
oil on canvas
On display in Room 27 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5792
by Unknown photographer
daguerreotype, circa 1851
NPG P4
by Charles H. Mabey, after Edward William Wyon
marble bust, 1897 (circa 1856)
On display in Room 22 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5079
by D.J. Pound, after a photograph by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
line engraving
NPG D6864
by John Richardson Jackson, published by Henry Graves & Co, after John Lucas
mezzotint, published 1 March 1846
NPG D9168
by Horace Harral, after a photograph by Robert Howlett
wood engraving, 1858
NPG D6865
by James Scott, after John Lucas
mezzotint, published 1868
NPG D10713
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published July 1856
NPG Ax7276
by Francis Holl, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, 1860 (1849)
NPG D42127
Head of Steam - Darlington Railway Museum, Darlington, County Durham
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