Portrait of James Watt
Date
1828
Sitter
James Watt (1736, British) , Engineer
Creator
J. Pass (1766, British) , Engraver
After
Auguste Hervieu (1794 - 1858, French) , Painter
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (plate): 175mm
width (plate): 123mm
height (print): 189mm
width (print): 126mm
width (plate): 123mm
height (print): 189mm
width (print): 126mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of James Watt, facing forward with eyes looking to the right as viewed. He wears regency-style clothing of high collared jacket with overcoat. In an oval frame.
Inscribed ‘J.Pass sc. WATT. Engraved for the Encyclopedia Londinensis, 1828.’
James Watt was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1785.
Inscribed ‘J.Pass sc. WATT. Engraved for the Encyclopedia Londinensis, 1828.’
James Watt was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1785.
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