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Portrait of James Watt (1736-1819)

OBJECT NAME Enamel
ARTIST/MAKERHenry BoneWilliam Beechey
CATEGORY Paintings DATE1803MEDIU
Menamel on copper, gilded woodCREDIT LINE
The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario OBJECT NUMBER2003/1342LOCATIONAGO,
Gallery 109 Thomson European, Miniatures Roomette, Interior Case, EastGALLERY NUMBERAGO, Gallery 109

Inscription in enamel, on verso: James Watt Esq. of Soho, Staffordshire, London Sept 1803 Painted by henry Bone A.R.A. Enamel Painter to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales after a picture by Sir Wm. Beechy R.A. Portrait painter to Her Majesty.

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