Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey; James Watt (on reverse)
3 of 3 portraits by William Bain
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Regency Portraits Catalogue
Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey; James Watt (on reverse)
by William Wyon, after William Bain, and after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
1843
2 1/8 in. (55 mm overall
NPG D2912
Inscriptionback to top
Obverse lettered: CHANTREY SCULPTOR ET ARTIUM FAUTOR. and nearly illegible at base: W : WYON : R : A : FEC :
Reverse lettered: WATT/FRANCISCI CHANREY/OPUS and smaller to right: W. WYON. R.A. FEC. 1846.
This portraitback to top
Issued by the Art-Union of London 1842 and exhibited RA 1843 (1348) and RA 1846 (1390).
Physical descriptionback to top
Obverse: Chantrey’s head in profile to right.
Reverse: James Watt seated to left holding diagram and dividers.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
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