3588281 Edward Somerset demonstrating his invention the "Water-commanding Engine", from Les Merveilles de la Science, pub.1870. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Edward Somerset demonstrating his invention the "Water-commanding Engine". Constructed from the barrel of a cannon, it was a prototype design for what would later become the steam engine. Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester, c.1602/1603-1667, aka Lord Herbert of Raglan. English nobleman involved in royalist politics, and an inventor. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published 1870.); French, out of copyright.