Half length portrait of James Watt, inventor and engineer.
Номер объекта2014.03534
НазваниеHalf length portrait of James Watt, inventor and engineer.
Создатель William Beechey (artist), W Evans (draughtsman), C. Picart (engraver), T. Cadell (publisher), R. W. Davies (publisher)
ОписаниеHalf length portrait of James Watt, 1736-1819, Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist. Notable for improving Newcomen's steam engine in 1765, by introducing a separate condenser to prevent the waste of steam, his first and greatest invention. From the original picture by Sir William Beechey in his own possession, drawn by W. Evans and engraved by C. Picart. Published 1 March 1809 in London by T. Cadell and R.W. Davies.
Дата 1809 - 1809
Наименованиеmonochrome print
Наименованиеvisual art
Материалpaper
Размерность
- height: 450 mm
width: 350 mm
Кредитная линия“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”