James Watt

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Date:1808

Description:James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer. As Boulton & Watt, he formed a successful partnership with Matthew Boulton, who owned the Soho Foundry works near Birmingham. He is famous for improving the Newcomen steam engine to make the Watt steam engine a crucial element of the Industrial Revolution.

Mezzotint, possibly after a portrait by Sir William Beechey. Published by T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, London, 20th December 1808.

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Donor ref:SCBPC-2009-295 (129/24277)

Source: Staffordshire County Buildings Picture Collection

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