A statue of James Watt, the inventor of the steam engine, at the Oxford Natural History Museum. His expression struck me. He looks stern, grim, even unhappy. The blank stone eyes don't help - I wonder what his eyes were like? Knowing little about him beyond the fact that he discovered steam power I looked him up on Wikipedia. It describes him as "something of a worrier. His health was often poor. He was subject to frequent nervous headaches and depression." However he was also "a much sought-after conversationalist and companion" who enjoyed "congenial and long-lasting" relationships with his friends and colleagues. So it seems those frown lines in the statue are worry and pain rather than stern and standoffish.
2 comments:
I like it! Statues are always fun to photograph as they tend to have a lot of details. Plus they don't move! ;)
Of course around here he is known as the improver of the steam engine.... You can ask Wookie if you want more detail of why the separate condenser was such a good idea.
He was a very hard worker too I seem to remember. Well done on interpreting the prompt :)
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