James Watt (1736–1819)

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Beechey surpassed himself in his superb portrait of James Watt. The picture is a simple half-length that shows the sitter as an old man dressed in black and lost in thought. We can see in it the qualities Jeffrey describes, a man with a formidable intellect, tempered by kindness, the habit of reflection and by his natural modesty.

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh

Title

James Watt (1736–1819)

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 74.5 x W 62 cm

Accession number

WA.214

Acquisition method

purchased

Work type

Painting

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