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On the Deck of the Leviathan (Great Eastern)

Robert Howlett (English, 1831–1858)
November 2, 1857

Medium/Technique Photograph, albumen print from wet collodion negative
Dimensions Sheet: 27.6 x 36.4 cm (10 7/8 x 14 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow Fund
Accession Number2007.328
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Photography
ClassificationsPhotographs

InscriptionsDated in negative, bottom ctr: Nov 2 57
ProvenanceI.K. Brunel, then by descent, Sotheby's Belgravia London Aprill 22, 1988 (as noted on Isaacs invoice); purchased by Charles Isaacs Photographs; sold to MFA April 25, 2007