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© Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Items from the James Watt Collection

Artist: Various, Matthew Boulton (1728 - 1809), Richard Hicks Bridgens (1785 - 1846), Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey (1781 - 1841), George Bullock (circa 1778 - 1818), Sir William Beechey (1753 - 1839), Dutch

Location: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Date: late 17th-early 19th Century

Materials: various

Dimensions: various

Grant:

Amount Paid: £68,586 (Total: £214,341)

Vendor: Sotheby's

Review number: 5198 (2003)

Provenance:
James Watt; Sotheby's 2003.

Description:
Collection includes: chatelaine by M Boulton possibly given to Watt by Boulton; 'Portrait of Matthew Boulton' oil by Sir W Beechey; 'Portrait of James Watt' drawing by Sir FL Chantrey; gold fob watch owned by James Watt Junior containing a portrait of its owner; oak bedside table, oak bidet, oak luggage stand and various designs for other furniture all by Richard Bridgens.

• Other works by Various
• Other works by Matthew Boulton
• Other works by Richard Hicks Bridgens
• Other works by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey
• Other works by George Bullock
• Other works by Sir William Beechey
• Other works by Dutch
• Other works at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery