Three figures are walking in two tunnels under the Thames with a boat being rowed in the water above. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the artist's son, is one of the men in the boat. The artist built the first tunnel under a river anywhere in the world.
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Title of artwork, date
Thames Tunnel, 1835
Date supported
2001
Medium and material
Watercolour
Dimensions
23 x 18 cm
Grant
2625
Total cost
3500
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