Portrait of James Watt (1736-1819)
Object Name
Object Type
Category
Paintings
Date
1803
Medium
enamel on copper, gilded wood
Credit Line
The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Object Number
2003/1342
Location
AGO, Gallery 109 Thomson European, Miniatures Roomette, Interior Case, East
Gallery Number
AGO, Gallery 109
Overall: 21.3 x 17 cm (8 3/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Frame: 30.1 x 26 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Frame: 30.1 x 26 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Inscription
Inscription in enamel, on verso: James Watt Esq. of Soho, Staffordshire, London Sept 1803 Painted by henry Bone A.R.A. Enamel Painter to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales after a picture by Sir Wm. Beechy R.A. Portrait painter to Her Majesty.
Related Works
Bust of James Watt, engineer (1736-1819)
Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey
Benjamin Cheverton
19th century
