Robert Howlett

2 works by Robert Howlett (British, 1831–1858) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.

Robert Howlett was a British pioneering photographer whose pictures are widely exhibited in major galleries. Howlett produced portraits of Crimean War heroes, genre scenes and landscapes. His photographs include the iconic picture of Isambard Kingdom Brunel which was part of a commission by the London-based weekly newspaper Illustrated Times to document the construction of the world's largest steamship, the SS Great Eastern.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

At a glance

Most of Robert Howlett's work on the site falls under Prints (2).

By orientation: 1 landscape, 1 portrait.

Dated work in this group ranges from 1856 to 1857.

Other British artists of the period

Artists from the same country and generation, also in the archive:

• Kate Greenaway — 460 artworks
• George Cruikshank — 381 artworks
• Edward Lear — 316 artworks
• Anna Atkins — 313 artworks
• Sir John Tenniel — 240 artworks
• Francis Seymour Haden — 237 artworks
• Hablot Knight Browne — 145 artworks
• Henry Justice Ford — 139 artworks

Prints of these artworks

Every artwork here can be downloaded as the original high-resolution file, or ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print from $21.99, shipping included.

Sizes and framing

Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.

Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.