TW427338 William Armstrong (oil on canvas) by Ramsay, James (1786-1854) (attr.); 100x125.7 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: The Newcastle industrialist William Armstrong (1810-1900) is shown standing beside his machine for converting water power into electricity. He produced an improved version in 1840. Two years later, he invented equipment for producing electricity from steam. In 1847 he set up an engineering works at Elswick, Newcastle, which later included armaments. He branched out into shipbuilding in 1882. The portrait painter James Ramsay visited Newcastle from London on painting trips from the 1820s. He settled in the city in 1847;); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British, out of copyright.