BHC3084

Formerly called 'James Watt (1736-1819)' Long Caption: Comparison with engravings after William Beechey's portrait of James Watt in particular (original in Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery), but also portraits such as Carl Fredrik von Breda's of 1792 (National Portrait Gallery) makes it clear that the sitter in this portrait is definitely not James Watt. Furthermore, the painter is almost certainly not Beechey. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: BHC3084 Artist: attributed to Sir William Beechey Date: late 18th to early 19th century Medium: oil on canvas Size: 915 mm x 710 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.