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Description: | The three over life-size figures stand together on a large pedestal, they wear eighteenth century clothing, the details of which derive from Bloye's study of the dress of earlier statues of Watt and Boulton in Birmingham. They are represented discussing drawings of mechanical devices held out by Boulton and Murdoch, with Watt standing in the centre. Additional Information: Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) was a Birmingham manufacturer who acquired an international reputation for the high quality of his products and for his industrial organisation. James Watt (1736-1819) is chiefly remembered as the inventor of the separate condenser - the greatest single improvement ever made to the steam engine.(1) In 1774 he joined Matthew Boulton, Birmingham's leading manufacturer, in order to market his invention, a partnership which has become one of the most famous in world economic history. William Murdoch (1754-1839) was an associate of both Boulton and Watt, he discovered practical methods for making, storing and purifying coal gas for lighting purposes, as well as developing important improvements in steam machinery. | Subjects: | Statue | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Bloye, William James Assistant: Kings, Raymond Forbes | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6816... | Go to resource |
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