James Watt / Partridge, painter ; Schenck & McFarlane, edinr.(?). – Vintage Wall Art
![James Watt / Partridge, painter ; Schenck & McFarlane, edinr.(?)., [published 1856] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d7/d744fa962857-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: James Watt / Partridge, painter ; Schenck & McFarlane, edinr.(?)., preserved in this historic print. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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James Watt / Partridge, painter ; Schenck & McFarlane, edinr.(?).
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Unlike the other Watt portraits on this board, this one comes from a book: an engraved plate inserted between pages 118 and 122 of George Williamson's *Memorials of the Lineage, Early Life, Education, and Development of the Genius of James Watt*, published in 1856. The likeness is taken from a painting by Partridge and engraved by the firm of Schenck & McFarlane, probably in Edinburgh. Watt (1736-1819), the Scottish engineer whose improvements to the steam engine helped drive the Industrial Revolution, is remembered in the unit of power, the watt, that bears his name. Mid-century Britain was rediscovering its engineering pioneers, and books like Williamson's helped fix Watt's image for later readers.
| Created / published | [published 1856] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1850-1860.Book illustrations 1850-1860.Prints 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Memorials of the lineage, early life, education, and development of the genius of James Watt / by George Williamson, esq. Printed for the Watt Club by Thomas Constable, printer to her majesty, between p. 118 and p. 122. Reference copy also available in BIOG FILE - Watt, James, 1736-1819. |
| Subjects | Watt, James,--1736-1819. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,279 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-177630 |
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