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Portrait Bust (3D, Reduced Copy) of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, by E. W. Wyon, Reduced by C. Delpech, Manufactured by Minton, 19th Century.

Inventory Number 25737


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.25737

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
"E.W. WYON / SCULP" and "C. DEI PECH / (Red" on reverse; "MINTON" on separate base.
Physical material
Parian Ware
copper alloy
Dimensions
Height: 263mm Width: 186mm Depth: 98mm Weight: 1225g
Inventory No
25737

Description

A portrait bust of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), Engineer for Great Western Railway. Bust on a circular plinth carved with the name Brunel. This Parian bust by C. Delpech is reduced from the marble sculpture by E. W. Wyon.