'Pathfinders - Sir Marc Isambard Brunel', c1812, (1922). Creator: James Northcote.

'Pathfinders - Sir Marc Isambard Brunel', c1812, (1922).  Creator: James Northcote.

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'Pathfinders - Sir Marc Isambard Brunel', c1812, (1922). Portrait of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, British engineer and inventor (1769-1849) with drawings and a model of the morticing machine of the Portsmouth blockmaking machine he made with machine builder Henry Maudslay. The blockmaking machine introduced the mass production of ships' blocks. From 1825, Brunel was engaged, along with his son Isambard Kingdom Brunel, to construct the first Thames tunnel, which was completed in 1843. He also improved saw-mills and dockyard machinery at Chatham in Kent and Liverpool. Painting in the National Portrait Gallery, London. From "Bibby's Annual 1922", edited by Joseph Bibby. [J. Bibby & Sons, London, 1922]


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People Information

Creator
  1. James Northcote, attributed to: British, English: Artist, painter
Subject
  1. Sir Marc Isambard Brunel: British: Civil engineer
People Related
  1. Joseph Bibby: : animal feed and soap manufacturer

Medium
  1. Oil

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

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People Inventors


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3492x4232
File Size : 43,296kb


Aliases

  1. 0580051497
  1. 2-704-631
  1. 2704631

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