Marc and Isambard Brunel (Original)

Artist: William Francis Marshall
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 12" x 13" (300mm x 320mm)
Date: 1981
Code: MarshallBrunel

This is the unique original Watercolour painting by William Francis Marshall.

Tunnels, ships and bridges - these were only a few of the fields of engineering in which Marc and Isambard Brunel exercised their incredible talents, giving to Britain a legacy which will survive for centuries. This is the original artwork for illustration on p80 of World of Knowledge Annual 1981.

• Artist Biography
  William Francis Marshall (1901 - 1980)
  Francis Marshall studied at Slade before entering the world of advertising illustration. In 1928 he began a 10-year relationship with Condé Nast, drawing for Vogue. In 1959 he wrote a successful book on drawing entitled Magazine Illustration.