© Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Portrait of James Watt
Artist: Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)
Location: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Date: circa 1812
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 142.3 x 111.9cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £67,200 (Total: £302,200; tax remission)
Vendor: Through Christie's
Review number: 5697 (2006)
Provenance:
James Watt; James Watt Junior; Matthew Piers Robinson Boulton; by descent to vendor.
Description:
Three quarter length portrait of James Watt (1736-1819) seated in a dark green coat and waistcoat beside a table with his right hand resting on some papers. Until now, Birmingham had no portrait of one of its most famous residents. Watts together with his partner Matthew Boulton had a long and very significant association with Birmingham.
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