Watt's First Experiment - Steel Engraving by Herbert Bourne - 1868
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A steel engraving of 1868 with "Watt's First Experiment": the young James Watt, seated at table with his parents, holding a spoon to the steam from the kettle. Signed within the plate mark "Marcus Stone, pinxt" and "Herbert Bourne, sculpt", with mention of the painting then owned by George Virtue at Oatlands Park.
A steel engraving of 1868 with "Watt's First Experiment": the young James Watt, seated at table with his parents, holding a spoon to the steam from the kettle. Signed within the plate mark "Marcus Stone, pinxt" and "Herbert Bourne, sculpt", with mention of the painting then owned by George Virtue at Oatlands Park.
The scene imagines the origin of James Watt's (1736-1819) fascination with the power of steam, which would lead him to perfect the steam engine; his father's hammer and tool box already lie on the floor.
Medium: steel engraving
Artist / after: Marcus Stone (1840-1921)
Engraver: Herbert Bourne (1820-1907)
Date: July 1868
Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.3 in (31.5 x 23.5 cm)
Condition: good; some foxing in the white margins
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A steel engraving of 1868 with "Watt's First Experiment": the young James Watt, seated at table with his parents, holding a spoon to the steam from the kettle. Signed within the plate mark "Marcus Stone, pinxt" and "Herbert Bourne, sculpt", with mention of the painting then owned by George Virtue at Oatlands Park.