Four Views of the Tunnelling Shield

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A grisaille watercolour of the design for Marc Brunel's tunnelling shield, comprising four composite views, marked as figures 1–4, showing views of the hydraulic pumps propelling the shield, two with miners at work on the face, annotated in pencil with calculations of tons extracted per feet.

The Brunel Museum

London

Title

Four Views of the Tunnelling Shield

Date

1825–1827

Medium

grisaille watercolour

Measurements

H 51.5 x W 50.5 cm

Accession number

LDBRU:2017.10

Acquisition method

purchased at Bonhams with grants from NHMF, Art Fund, Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund, Friends National Libraries and Trinity Buoy Wharf; stored at London Metropolitan Archives

Work type

Watercolour

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