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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
6 of 22 portraits on display in Room 27 at the National Portrait Gallery
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
by John Callcott Horsley
oil on canvas, 1857
36 in. x 27 3/4 in. (914 mm x 705 mm)
Given by the sitter's son, Isambard Brunel, 1895
Primary Collection
NPG 979
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Artistback to top
- John Callcott Horsley (1817-1903), Painter. Artist associated with 10 portraits, Sitter in 11 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Cooper, John, Great Britons: The Great Debate, 2002, p. 107
- Hart-Davis, Adam, Chain Reactions, 2000, p. 159
- Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 76
- Piper, David, The English Face, 1992, p. 217
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 84
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