| Reference number | RAH/5/6/1/15 |
| Title | The Mechanical Powers |
| Description | This section starts on the far left, with Archimedes, the Greek mathematician who is considered to be the father of engineering. On the far left, to represent modern advances and achievements in mechanical engineering is James Watt. The Scottish inventor and engineer's contributions to engineering are said to have been extremely important to the Industrial Revolution both in Great Britain and across the world. Between these two important men are figures using the mechanical forces and applications of the various powers: moving blocks of stone, driving home a wedge and working a wine-press. |
| Date | 1870 |
| Physical Description | Pen and ink drawing no white paper. Signed and dated by the artist on the bottom right hand side. |
| Format | Drawing |
| Extent | 1 drawing |
| Level | Item |
| Creator Name | Hugh Henry Armstead RA
Henry Hugh Armstead RA (London 18 June 1828 - 4 December 1905 London) was an English sculptor and illustrator, influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites. Commissions for work at the Palace of Westminster, and the Albert Memorial helped Armstead to establish his reputation. He subsequently executed a large number of public statues, funerary works and other architectural schemes. Armstead worked closely with George Gilbert Scott on the Albert memorial from an early stage in the design process, making small scale models of the projected sculptural groups for Scott's architectural model. When it came to the sculpture on the actual monument, he was chosen to make half of the Frieze of Parnassus, a representation of 169 major cultural figures carved out of hard Canpanella marble. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1875 and a full member in 1880. |