Sir William Cubitt, President of the Institution of Civil Engineers 1850-51

£24.00

High resolution digital image from our catalogue

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Portrait of Sir William in oils by an unknown artist. Lent to the Science Museum by Rex Wailes.
Sir William worked on canals, docks, and railways, including the South Eastern Railway and the Great Northern Railway. He was the chief engineer of Crystal Palace erected at Hyde Park in 1851.