8 OF 10

Key to engraving after 'Men of Science Living in 1807-8'

8 of 10 portraits of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel

by William Walker
engraving, 1862
10 3/4 in. x 17 1/8 in. (273 mm x 435 mm)
Purchased, 1896
Primary Collection
NPG 1075b

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Artistback to top

William Walker (1791-1867), Photographer, engraver and publisher. Artist associated with 119 portraits.

Sittersback to top

William Allen (1770-1843), Chemist and philanthropist. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Francis Baily (1774-1844), Astronomer; President of the Astronomical Society. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Sir Joseph Banks, Bt (1743-1820), Explorer and botanist. Sitter associated with 35 portraits.
Samuel Bentham (1757-1831), Naval architect. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), Industrialist and entrepreneur. Sitter in 14 portraits.
Joseph Bramah (1748-1814), Inventor. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Robert Brown (1773-1858), Botanist. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), Civil engineer. Sitter in 10 portraits.
Edmund Cartwright (1743-1823), Inventor. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), Physicist. Sitter in 4 portraits.
William Chapman (1749-1832), Civil engineer. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Bt (1772-1828), Military inventor. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Samuel Crompton (1753-1827), Inventor. Sitter in 4 portraits.
John Dalton (1766-1844), Chemist and pioneer in nuclear physics. Sitter in 15 portraits.
Sir Humphry Davy, Bt (1778-1829), Natural philosopher. Sitter in 20 portraits.
Peter Dollond (1730-1820), Optician. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Bryan Donkin (1768-1855), Inventor and engineer. Sitter in 3 portraits.
William James Frodsham (1778-1850), Chronometer maker. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Davies Gilbert (1767-1839), Scientist and antiquary; President of the Royal Society. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Charles Hatchett (1765?-1847), Chemist. Sitter in 4 portraits.
William Henry (1774-1836), Chemist. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), Astronomer. Sitter in 12 portraits.
Edward Charles Howard (1774-1816), Scientist and sugar refiner. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Joseph Huddart (1741-1816), Hydrographer and manufacturer. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Edward Jenner (1749-1823), Discoverer of vaccination. Sitter in 11 portraits.
William Jessop (1745-1814), Civil engineer. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Henry Kater (1777-1835), Scientist. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Sir John Leslie (1766-1832), Scientist and mathematician. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1811), Astronomer Royal. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Henry Maudslay (1771-1831), Engineer. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Patrick Miller (1731-1815), Pioneer of steam navigation. Sitter in 4 portraits.
William Murdock (1754-1839), Inventor of gas lighting. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Robert Mylne (1733-1811), Architect and civil engineer. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840), Painter and scientist. Sitter in 3 portraits, Artist associated with 6 portraits.
John Playfair (1748-1819), Mathematician and geologist. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.
John Rennie (1761-1821), Civil engineer. Sitter associated with 16 portraits.
Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), Inventor of the electric telegraph and meteorologist. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford (1753-1814), Scientist; founder of the Royal Institution. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Daniel Rutherford (1749-1819), Physician and botanist. Sitter in 6 portraits.
William Smith (1769-1839), Geologist and engineer. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope (1753-1816), Politician and scientist. Sitter associated with 45 portraits.
William Symington (1763-1831), Engineer. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Thomas Telford (1757-1834), Engineer. Sitter in 11 portraits.
Charles Tennant (1768-1838), Manufacturing chemist. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Thomas Thomson (1773-1852), Chemist. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Richard Trevithick (1771-1833), Engineer and inventor. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Edward Troughton (1753-1835), Scientific instrument maker. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Richard Watson (1737-1816), Cleric and chemist. Sitter associated with 10 portraits.
James Watt (1736-1819), Engineer. Sitter in 17 portraits.
William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), Physiologist, chemist and physicist. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Thomas Young (1773-1829), Physician, physicist and Egyptologist. Sitter associated with 7 portraits.