[Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern]
1857, printed 1863–64
Albumen silver print from glass negative
27.9 × 21.5 cm (11 × 8.5 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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