James Watt discovering the Condensation of Steam: A Finished Study

Details

Marcus Stone, R.A. (1840-1921)
James Watt discovering the Condensation of Steam: A Finished Study
signed 'M. Stone' (lower right)
oil on panel
11 x 9 in. (28 x 22.8 cm.)

Provenance

The Executors of Thomas Welch; (+) Christie's, 13 February 1909, lot 151 (15 gns. to Gater).

Lot Essay

The present painting is a finished study for a larger work which was exhibited at Leeds in 1868, no.1457, lent by W.H. Wills (illus. Alfred Lys Baldry, 'The Life and Work of Marcus Stone, R.A.', Art Annual, 1896, p. 13).

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