Sir Marc Isambard Brunel

Sitterback to top

• Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), Civil engineer. Sitter in 10 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Samuel Drummond (1765-1844), Portrait and history painter. Artist associated with 55 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

This portraitback to top

On the table are some of Brunel's inventions; a miner's safety lamp, a cotton-winding machine and a model of a lighthouse. The background view of the Thames Tunnel is based on a painting by Thomas Bury.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Audio Guide
• Cooper, John, Great Britons: The Great Debate, 2002, p. 108
• Hart-Davis, Adam, Chain Reactions, 2000, p. 109
• Holmes, Richard; Crane, David; Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantics and Revolutionaries: Regency portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, 2002, p. 155
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 84

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Chairs
• Doorways and archways
• Eyeglasses and spectacles