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Robert Stephenson

British railway engineer and locomotive designer (1803-1859)

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Images from the collections

Images by Robert Stephenson

10 images from works
  • Civil engineering: the Conway box girder bridge, viewed from entrance level. Coloured lithograph by G. Hawkins after himself.
  • Civil engineering: the Menai box girder bridge. Lithograph by Day & son, 1849, after E. Clark.
  • Civil engineering: one section of the Menai box girder bridge. Lithograph by Day & son, 1849, after M. Foster.
  • Civil engineering: the supporting masonry for the Menai box girder bridge. Lithograph by Day & son, 1849, after E. Clark.
  • Civil engineering: the Menai box girder bridge. Engraving by S. Bradshaw after G. Dodgson.
  • Civil engineering: a chart of the Menai straits, showing the building of the box girder bridge. Lithograph after E. Clark, 1849.
  • Civil engineering: the Menai box girder bridge. Lithograph by G. Hawkins after himself.
  • Civil engineering: the Menai box girder bridge. Lithograph by T. Picken.
  • Civil engineering: the Menai box girder bridge, viewed from entrance level. Lithograph by Day & Son, 1849, after E. Clark.
  • Civil engineering: a cast iron bridge, proposed for the Menai Straits. Lithograph, 1849, after E. Clark.

Images featuring Robert Stephenson

4 images from works
  • British inventors, politicians and military men, gathered in a room at Buckingham Palace. Engraving by C.G. Lewis, 1863, after T.J. Barker.
  • British inventors, politicians and military men: a key to the identities of the sitters. Engraving by C.G. Lewis, 1863, after T.J. Barker.
  • Robert Stephenson. Engraving by D. J. Pound, 1860, after J. Mayall.
  • Robert Stephenson. Engraving by D. J. Pound, 1860, after J. Mayall.

Works from the collections

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11 works

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    Civil engineering: a chart of the Menai straits, showing the building of the box girder bridge. Lithograph after E. Clark, 1849.

    Clark, Edwin, 1814-1894. | Date: 1849 | Reference: 44460i
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    Civil engineering: the Menai box girder bridge. Lithograph by T. Picken.

    | Date: 19 June 1849 | Reference: 44459i
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    Civil engineering: the Menai box girder bridge. Lithograph by G. Hawkins after himself.

    Hawkins, George, the younger, 1819-1852. | Reference: 44458i
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    Civil engineering: the supporting masonry for the Menai box girder bridge. Lithograph by Day & son, 1849, after E. Clark.

    Clark, Edwin, 1814-1894. | Date: 1 August 1849 | Reference: 44463i
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    Civil engineering: the Conway box girder bridge, viewed from entrance level. Coloured lithograph by G. Hawkins after himself.

    Hawkins, George, the younger, 1819-1852. | Reference: 44470i

Frequent collaborators

Edwin Clark

Related topics

Bridges
Civil engineering
Wales
Ships
Railroads

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