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James Watt

James Watt

by Carl Fredrik von Breda
oil on canvas

1792

Primary Collection

NPG 186a

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James Watt

James Watt

by Henry Howard
oil on bevelled mahogany panel

circa 1797
Primary Collection
NPG 663

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James Watt

James Watt

by Peter Rouw
wax medallion

1802
Primary Collection
NPG 183

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James Watt

James Watt

by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil

circa 1814
Primary Collection
NPG 316a(191)

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Men of Science Living in 1807-8

Men of Science Living in 1807-8

by Sir John Gilbert, and Frederick John Skill, and William Walker and Elizabeth Walker (née Reynolds)
pencil and wash

1858-1862
Purchased 1896
Primary Collection
NPG 1075

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Key to engraving after ‘Men of Science Living in 1807-8’

Key to engraving after ‘Men of Science Living in 1807-8’

by George Zobel and William Walker
engraving

1862
Primary Collection
NPG 1075a

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Key to engraving after 'Men of Science Living in 1807-8'

Key to engraving after 'Men of Science Living in 1807-8'

by William Walker
engraving 

1862
Primary Collection
NPG 1075b

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James Watt

James Watt

by Alexander Wilson after Unknown sculptor
albumen carte-de-visite 

1860s
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax138002

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James Watt

James Watt

by Samuel William Reynolds after Carl Fredrik von Breda
mezzotint

published 1796
Reference Collection
NPG D4696

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James Watt

James Watt

by Henry Bone after Sir William Beechey
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer 

1803
Reference Collection
NPG D17511

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James Watt

James Watt

by Charles Picart published by T. Cadell & W. Davies after William Evans after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving

published 1809
Reference Collection
NPG D37897

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James Watt

James Watt

by Charles Picart after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving

published 1809
Reference Collection
NPG D8374

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James Watt

James Watt

by Charles Turner after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint

published 1815
Reference Collection
NPG D18005

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James Watt

James Watt

by J. Pass, after Auguste Hervieu
line engraving

1828
Reference Collection
NPG D4697

See also NPG D4698

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Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey; James Watt (on reverse)

Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey; James Watt (on reverse)

by William Wyon, after William Bain, and after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
bronze medal 

1843
Reference Collection
NPG D2912

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James Watt

James Watt

published by Photographische Gesellschaft, after Carl Fredrik von Breda
photogravure 

circa 1910 (1792)
Reference Collection
NPG D37898

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James Watt and the Steam Engine: the Dawn of the Nineteenth Century

James Watt and the Steam Engine: the Dawn of the Nineteenth Century

by James Eckford Lauder
James Watt and the Steam Engine: The Dawn of the Nineteenth Century
Scottish National Gallery
1855
NG 2435

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James Watt

James Watt

by John Partridge after Sir William Beechey
James Watt, 1736 - 1819. Engineer, inventor of the steam engine
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
1806
PG 2612

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James Watt, 1736 - 1819

James Watt, 1736 - 1819

by John Henning
James Watt, 1736 - 1819. Engineer, inventor of the steam engine
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
1809

Presented by Miss M. Campbell 1891
PG 294

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James Watt (1736 - 1819)

James Watt (1736 - 1819)

by an unknown copyist after an original by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey (1781-1841)
1838
1978.237

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James Watt (1736 - 1819)

James Watt (1736 - 1819)

by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey.
1838
1978.268
 

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James Watt (1736 - 1819)

James Watt (1736 - 1819)

by John Partridge (1790 Glasgow - 1870 London) after a painting by Sir William Beechey (1753 Burford, Oxfordshire - 1839 London).
Unsigned.
Exhibited at the Royal Academy Exhibition in 1802.

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James Watt (1736 - 1819)

James Watt (1736 - 1819)

William Nicholson (1781 Ovingham-on-Tyne - 1844 Edinburgh).
1819
1997.53
 

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James Watt (1736 - 1819)

James Watt (1736 - 1819)

by W. & A.K. Johnston after the etching by William Nicholson.
Engraving on paper.
2013.10
 

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James Watt (1736 - 1819)

James Watt (1736 - 1819)

by Charles Eden Wagstaff after the portrait by Sir William Beechey.
Stipple engraving on paper.
1845
2013.11

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James Watt (1736 - 1819)

James Watt (1736 - 1819)

by an unknown artist.
Watercolour painting on board
1978.230

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James Watt (1736 - 1816)

James Watt (1736 - 1816)

by Robert Harvey
Oil painting on canvas
Unsigned
1977.862


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James Watt (1736 - 1819)

James Watt (1736 - 1819)

by John Leconte (1816 Edinburgh - 1887) after a painting by John Blake MacDonald (1829 Bonham, Morayshire - 1901 Edinburgh)
Engraving on paper
1858
1977.964

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James Watt (1736 - 1819)

James Watt (1736 - 1819)

Sculpted by Edward William Wyon (1811-1885), based on a bust of Watt by Chantrey
Produced by Josiah Wedgwood & Co. 
1859
2001.274

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James Watt (1736 - 1819)

James Watt (1736 - 1819)

Small plaster cameo by William Wyon
1833
1997.220

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James Watt Memorial Medal

James Watt Memorial Medal

The obverse is inscribed 'Watt Memorial Medal, founded Greenock 1936 awarded to'
1936
1978.642.1-.2

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The Interior of the First Hunterian Museum with the Statue of James Watt

The Interior of the First Hunterian Museum with the Statue of James Watt

by William Stewart
oil on canvas
1848 - 1870
GLAHA:44095

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James Watt (1736 - 1819)

James Watt (1736 - 1819)

by John Blake MacDonald
oil on canvas
1858
GLAHA:44335

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James Watt (1736 - 1819)

James Watt (1736 - 1819)

by John Graham-Gilbert after Sir Thomas Lawrence after Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey
oil on canvas
1830
GLAHA:44336

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James Watt (1736-1819)

James Watt (1736-1819)

by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey.
Marble statue
1830
GLAHA:44337

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James Watt (1736-1819)

James Watt (1736-1819)

by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey
Marble statue
1827 - 1832
IL.2009.24

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James Watt and the Steam Engine: the Dawn of the Nineteenth Century
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James Watt Memorial Medal
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James Watt 2019

Friday evening 30 August to Sunday 1 September 2019,

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Header image: Boulton & Watt engine, 1804. Reproduced with the permission of the Library of Birmingham