James Watt.
Engraved by C. E. Wagstaff. From a picture by Sir W. Beechey in the possesion of J. Watt Esq. of Aston Hall.
London. Published by Charles Knight, Pall Mall East. [n.d., c.1845].
Stipple with etching. Laid on India paper. Proof. Platemark: 290 x 192mm (11½ x 7½"). Very large margins.
Portrait of engineer James Watt (1736 - 1819). A mechanical engineer who trained as a mathematical instrument-maker, James Watt invented the condensing steam-engine in 1765. He took Matthew Boulton as his partner in 1775, and developed an improved version of this engine which revolutionised industry and immortalised Watt's name, inaccurately but effectively, as the 'inventor of the steam-engine'.
From Watt Collection Sotheby.
[Ref: 32616] £70.00
London. Published by Charles Knight, Pall Mall East. [n.d., c.1845].
Stipple with etching. Laid on India paper. Proof. Platemark: 290 x 192mm (11½ x 7½"). Very large margins.
Portrait of engineer James Watt (1736 - 1819). A mechanical engineer who trained as a mathematical instrument-maker, James Watt invented the condensing steam-engine in 1765. He took Matthew Boulton as his partner in 1775, and developed an improved version of this engine which revolutionised industry and immortalised Watt's name, inaccurately but effectively, as the 'inventor of the steam-engine'.
From Watt Collection Sotheby.
[Ref: 32616] £70.00