James Watt, Scottish inventor and engineer, (1870). Artist: William Holl

James Watt, Scottish inventor and engineer, (1870). Artist: William Holl

1-149-888 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

James Watt, Scottish inventor and engineer, (1870). Watt's (1736-1819) improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution. An engraving from Robert Chambers' A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Blackie and Son, (Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London, 1870).


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. William Holl, attributed to: British: Artist, engraver, printmaker
After
  1. Sir William Beechey: British: Painter, artist
Subject
  1. James Watt: British, Scottish: Engineer, instrument maker, inventor of steam engine

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

People Famous People

Trade & Industry Manufacturing & Heavy Industry

Artistic Representations Portraits

People Inventors


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3291x5333
File Size : 51,419kb


Aliases

  1. 0580001960
  1. 1-149-888
  1. 1149888
  1. 1960

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