Monochrome engraved half-length portrait of James Watt inventor and engineer.
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Object number2014.03533
TitleMonochrome engraved half-length portrait of James Watt inventor and engineer.
DescriptionMonochrome engraved half-length seated portrait of James Watt, 1736-1819, a Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776. "James Watt" written in pencil in the corner of the mount.
Object namemonochrome print
Object categoryvisual art
Materialpaper
Techniqueengraved
Dimensions
- height: 525 mm
width: 415 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”