Art Funded
Portrait of James Watt
© Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
circa 1812
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. This work was acquired with assistance from the Wolfson Foundation.
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 142.3 x 111.9cm
- Art Fund Grant: £67200 ( Total: £302,200; Tax Remission)
- ArtFunded in: 2006
- Vendor: Christie's
Provenance
James Watt; James Watt Junior; Matthew Piers Robinson Boulton; by descent to vendor.
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