Portrait of James Watt
Date
early 19th century
Sitter
James Watt (1736, British) , Engineer
Creator
James Thomson (1788 - 1850, British) , Engraver
After
Thomas Griffiths (1772 - 1852, British) , Portraitist
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 182mm
width (print): 124mm
height (paper support): 224mm
width (paper support): 172mm
width (print): 124mm
height (paper support): 224mm
width (paper support): 172mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of James Watt seated in three-quarter profile to the left and looking out to viewer. He wears short hair and is dressed in regency-style clothing of dark jacket and waistcoat, white shirt and cravat.
Inscribed ‘T. Griffiths del. Thompson sc. James Watt, Esqr, F.R.S. &c &c.’ and pencilled ‘1785’ on the paper support.
James Watt was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1785.
Inscribed ‘T. Griffiths del. Thompson sc. James Watt, Esqr, F.R.S. &c &c.’ and pencilled ‘1785’ on the paper support.
James Watt was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1785.
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