Engineering Work Collection (#4)

Section of Thames Tunnel with overlay (under), c. 1818-39 (watercolour on paper)
7315282 Section of Thames Tunnel with overlay (under), c.1818-39 (watercolour on paper) by Pinchback, Joseph (19th century); 29x49.5 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Isometrical projection of one of the Twelve Iron Frames forming the Shield, c. 1818-39 (watercolour on paper)
7315278 Isometrical projection of one of the Twelve Iron Frames forming the Shield, c.1818-39 (watercolour on paper) by Beamish, Richard (1798-1873); 52x42 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Timbering for the Removal of the Old Shield/ Side Timbering, c. 1818-39 (watercolour on paper)
7315313 Timbering for the Removal of the Old Shield/ Side Timbering, c.1818-39 (watercolour on paper) by Beamish, Richard (1798-1873); 52x28 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Section of the tunnel, shield and movable stage, c. 1818-39 (watercolour on paper)
7315296 Section of the tunnel, shield and movable stage, c.1818-39 (watercolour on paper) by Pinchback, Joseph (19th century); 30x51.5 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Isometrical sketch of one of the Twelve Iron Frames forming the Shield, c
7315272 Isometrical sketch of one of the Twelve Iron Frames forming the Shield, c.1818-39 (sketch on wove paper, derived from woodcut) by Beamish

Mode of sinking the Shaft, c. 1818-39 (watercolour on paper)
7315292 Mode of sinking the Shaft, c.1818-39 (watercolour on paper) by Pinchback, Joseph (19th century); 29x50.5 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

A lithograph section of the whole tunnel with three vignettes, c. 1818-39 (lithograph print on paper)
7315332 A lithograph section of the whole tunnel with three vignettes, c.1818-39 (lithograph print on paper) by Westall, William (1781-1850); London Metropolitan Archives

Lithographic overview of the Great Descents, c. 1818-39 (lithographic print on paper)
7315330 Lithographic overview of the Great Descents, c.1818-39 (lithographic print on paper) by Brunel, Marc Isambard (1769-1849); 12.8x28 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Section of the Thames Tunnel with stagecoach and shield, c. 1818-39 (watercolour on paper)
7315302 Section of the Thames Tunnel with stagecoach and shield, c.1818-39 (watercolour on paper) by British School, (19th century); 35.5x27 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Section of one of the iron frames comprising the shield, 1836 (watercolour on paper)
7315289 Section of one of the iron frames comprising the shield, 1836 (watercolour on paper) by British School, (19th century); 43x51 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Section of Thames Tunnel with overlay (over), c. 1818-39 (watercolour on paper)
7315284 Section of Thames Tunnel with overlay (over), c.1818-39 (watercolour on paper) by Pinchback, Joseph (19th century); 29x49.5 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Isambard's descent in the diving bell, 1827 (pen-and-ink sketch on wove paper)
7315268 Isambard's descent in the diving bell, 1827 (pen-and-ink sketch on wove paper) by Brunel, Isambard Kingdom (1806-59); 19x21.7 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Engineering drawings for a tunnel in cast iron, 1818 (pen-and-ink sketch on wove paper)
7315320 Engineering drawings for a tunnel in cast iron, 1818 (pen-and-ink sketch on wove paper) by Brunel, Marc Isambard (1769-1849); 32.5x20.5 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Section of a tripartite tunnelling shield with twelve miners at work, c. 1818-39 (watercolour on paper)
7315303 Section of a tripartite tunnelling shield with twelve miners at work, c.1818-39 (watercolour on paper) by British School, (19th century); 27x27 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Four views of the Tunnelling Shield, c. 1818-39 (grisaille watercolour on paper)
7315298 Four views of the Tunnelling Shield, c.1818-39 (grisaille watercolour on paper) by Brunel, Marc Isambard (1769-1849); 51.5x50.5 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Cross section of the whole tunnel, 1831 (watercolour on paper)
7315271 Cross section of the whole tunnel, 1831 (watercolour on paper) by Pinchback, Joseph (19th century); 54x155 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

The Marly machine: set of installations bringing water from the Seine to Versailles, 1723 (engraving)
1760017 The Marly machine: set of installations bringing water from the Seine to Versailles, 1723 (engraving) by Martin, Pierre-Denis (1663-1742) (after); (add.info)

Rene Panhard and Emile Levassor, 1892 (b/w photo)
1701098 Rene Panhard and Emile Levassor, 1892 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Louis Francois Rene Panhard (27 May 1841 - 16 July 1908) was a French engineer

Giovanni Domenico Cassini (engraving)
1700319 Giovanni Domenico Cassini (engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Giovanni[a] Domenico Cassini, also known as Jean-Dominique Cassini (8 June 1625 - 14 September 1712)

Pierre Paul Riquet (engraving)
1734009 Pierre Paul Riquet (engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Pierre Paul Riquet (1609?-1680) French businessman he was a pioneer about workers rights he designed

Hungarian Pavilion, Paris World Fair, 1937 (b / w photo)
1730792 Hungarian Pavilion, Paris World Fair, 1937 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: World fair in Paris, 1937 : pavilion of Hungary)

Press Pavilion under the Eiffel Tower, Paris World Fair Paris, 1937 (b / w photo)
1730192 Press Pavilion under the Eiffel Tower, Paris World Fair Paris, 1937 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: World Fair, Paris)

The Aluminium Pavlion, Paris World Fair, 1937 (b / w photo)
1730184 The Aluminium Pavlion, Paris World Fair, 1937 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: World Fair, Paris, 1937 : the pavilion of aluminium (architect Thibout))

The Aluminium Pavlion, Paris World Fair, 1937 (b / w photo)
1730187 The Aluminium Pavlion, Paris World Fair, 1937 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: World Fair, Paris, 1937 : the pavilion of aluminium (architect Thibout))

World Fair, London 1862 (engraving)
1729071 World Fair, London 1862 (engraving) by Bourdelin, Emile (fl.1890) (after); (add.info.: World fair in 1862 in London : the machines, engraving by Charlot after Bourdelin)

Railway Bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel, over the Garabit Viaduct (b / w photo)
1729039 Railway Bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel, over the Garabit Viaduct (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: The Garabit Viaduct (France)

Israeli Pavilion, Paris World fair, 1937 (b / w photo)
1729070 Israeli Pavilion, Paris World fair, 1937 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: World fair, Paris, 1937 : pavilion of Israel)

Fontana Dam, power to win, 1945 (poster)
1977298 Fontana Dam, power to win, 1945 (poster) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: WW2: Fontana Dam, Power to Win, Dam built by the Tennessee Valley Authority, 1945)

The Egyptian Pavilion, Paris World Fair, 1937 (b / w photo)
1728982 The Egyptian Pavilion, Paris World Fair, 1937 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: World fair in Paris, 1937 : the pavilion of Egypt)

The Norway Pavilion, Paris World Fair, 1937 (b / w photo)
1728923 The Norway Pavilion, Paris World Fair, 1937 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: World fair in Paris, 1937 : the pavilion of Norway)

Henri Poincare (engraving)
1728915 Henri Poincare (engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Henri Poincare (1854-1912) French Mathematician, mechanic, astronomer, mining engineer and philosopher.)

Construction of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1887 (engraving)
1722631 Construction of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1887 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Construction of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France)

Portrait of a student of the Ecole Polytechnique, early twentieth century (b / w photo)
7211483 Portrait of a student of the Ecole Polytechnique, early twentieth century (b/w photo) by Gerschel, Charles (1871-1948); (add.info)

Chivasso -- the Cavour Canal water intake, c. 1899 (engraving)
7210550 Chivasso -- the Cavour Canal water intake, c.1899 (engraving) by Stud.Coop.im (19th century); 16.5x25 cm; Private Collection; © AmpieVedute.art

The feast of Point Gamma at the Ecole Polytechnique, 1878 (engraving)
7211843 The feast of Point Gamma at the Ecole Polytechnique, 1878 (engraving) by Ferdinandus, Alexandre (Avenet, Francois called) (1850-1888); (add.info)

George Stephenson (litho)
1718832 George Stephenson (litho) by Lucas, John (1807-74) (after); (add.info.: George Stephenson (9 June 1781 - 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer

Pont du Gard, France, 1926 (w / c and pencil on paper)
6432480 Pont du Gard, France, 1926 (w/c and pencil on paper) by Cass, Gilbert (1858-1934); 45.8x30.5 cm; American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institute, USA; American, out of copyright

H (letter shown by two sappers dimension a side)
6523510 H (letter shown by two sappers dimension a side) by Appel, Francois Antoine (1821-1882); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Alphabet Figure Call. G)

Monome of the students of the Ecole Polytechnique in the courtyard of the school, 1890 (engraving)
7211846 Monome of the students of the Ecole Polytechnique in the courtyard of the school, 1890 (engraving) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99); (add.info)

A course in the amphitheater of the Ecole Polytechnique, 1890 (engraving)
7211845 A course in the amphitheater of the Ecole Polytechnique, 1890 (engraving) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99); (add.info.: A course in the amphitheater of the Ecole Polytechnique de Paris - engraving)

Young workmen learning to drill in a workshop at Dr Barnardos childrens home, Stepney Causeway, London (chromolitho)
7157091 Young workmen learning to drill in a workshop at Dr Barnardos childrens home, Stepney Causeway, London (chromolitho) by English School

Henry Bell and his steamboat Comet, 1812 (chromolitho)
7157142 Henry Bell and his steamboat Comet, 1812 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British inventor Henry Bell (1767-1830) and his steamboat Comet

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnots steam-powered car, 1771 (litho)
7150774 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnots steam-powered car, 1771 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Evolution of the Ecole Polytechnique uniform between 1809 and 1890, 1890 (engraving)
7211848 Evolution of the Ecole Polytechnique uniform between 1809 and 1890, 1890 (engraving) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99); (add.info)

Oiling the Wheels (engraving)
7188279 Oiling the Wheels (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oiling the Wheels. Illustration for Home Words (1888).); © Look and Learn

The crimes of the sea, an engineer and two workers overwhelmed by a wave, and drowned, in Rimini (colour litho)
2815058 The crimes of the sea, an engineer and two workers overwhelmed by a wave, and drowned, in Rimini (colour litho) by Beltrame

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"Unveiling the Masterpieces of Engineering: A Glimpse into the 19th Century" Step back in time and witness the marvels that shaped our transportation systems. From railway bridges to steam locomotives, these captivating artworks provide a glimpse into the ingenuity and craftsmanship of engineers during the 19th century. Marvel at the Railway Bridge over the River Tamar, circa 1860, depicted in an exquisite engraving on paper. Its elegant arches stand tall, connecting distant lands and symbolizing progress. The Great Western Railway Vulcan No. 2, captured through a cyanotype on paper from 1837, showcases early locomotive design with its robust frame and powerful presence. The Arch of Southampton Railway over Chelsea Road takes us back to 1835 when pen met wash on paper to immortalize this architectural feat. Imagine witnessing passengers crossing beneath this magnificent structure as they embarked on their journeys. Delve further into history with a pen-and-wash depiction of a Passenger Carriage from around 1840. This artwork brings to life the elegance and comfort experienced by travelers during this era. Steam locomotives take center stage in lithographs from the same period - their intricate details meticulously portrayed for all to admire. These machines revolutionized transportation, propelling humanity forward at unprecedented speeds while leaving trails of smoke behind them. A Wooden Bridge Designed for the Proposed Bridge over Tyne near Scotswood transports us even earlier into history; circa 1830's pen meets wash on paper capturing an ambitious vision yet to be realized but brimming with potential. Clayton Tunnel Railway Portal immerses us in another momentous project completed in 1847 - watercolors bring forth its grandeur as it stands proudly amidst lush greenery; a testament to human determination. Construction of London and Birmingham Railway unfolds before our eyes through pencil sketches washed delicately onto paper around 1835.