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Summary
| Description |
English:
Statue of James Watt at Heriot-Watt university.
This statue was made by Peter Slater who taught ornamental modelling at the University's predecessor, the Watt Institution and School of Arts. The statue was unveiled in 1854 after which students and staff celebrated all night and formed the Watt Club – now the oldest graduate association in the UK. This statue is based on one by Sir
Francis Chantrey
, which is currently found in the entrance hall of the
National Portrait Gallery
, Queen Street, Edinburgh.
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| Date |
Taken in September 2006
6 September 2006 (original upload date) (first version) 9 April 2007 (last version by Pigsonthewing at en.wikipedia ) |
| Source | Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. |
| Author | Rodw at English Wikipedia (Rod Ward) |
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by its author,
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at
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Original upload log
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- 2007-04-09 22:33 Pigsonthewing 991×1529× (250542 bytes) gamma-corrected version of same image
- 2006-09-06 07:45 Rodw 991×1529× (491132 bytes) Statue of James Watt at Heriot-Watt university. Taken by Rod Ward Sept 2006