Portrait of James Watt
Date
1806
Sitter
James Watt (1736 - 1819, British) , Chemist
Creator
E. Mackenzie (1810, American) , Engraver
After
Carl Frederik von Breda (1759 - 1818, Swedish) , Painter
Object type
Library reference
9183
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 210mm
width (print): 128mm
width (print): 128mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of James Watt, inclined to the left as viewed, his right hand touching his face, the index finger raised. The sitter wears a coat and waistcoat, with a cravat.
Frontispiece illustration [plate not numbered], The Philosophical Magazine…[edited] by Alexander Tilloch, v.23, (1805-1806).
Inscribed below, ‘James Watt Esq. F.R.S. C.F. de Breda pinxt. E. Mackenzie sc. Publish’d by A. Tilloch Jany. 1. 1806.’.
James Watt (1736-1819), British chemist and engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1785.
Frontispiece illustration [plate not numbered], The Philosophical Magazine…[edited] by Alexander Tilloch, v.23, (1805-1806).
Inscribed below, ‘James Watt Esq. F.R.S. C.F. de Breda pinxt. E. Mackenzie sc. Publish’d by A. Tilloch Jany. 1. 1806.’.
James Watt (1736-1819), British chemist and engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1785.
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