Sir Isaac Newton
Summary
A portrait of a middle aged man in an ornate frame. The subject is facing the viewer and wears a long curly wig and a shirt open at the neck. The base of the frame is decorated with mathematical instruments with a globe and a telescope to the bottom right corner and a book and scrolls to the bottom left corner. There is a central medallion with an image of two women with scientific instruments. The frame also has a scroll at the base inscribed "SIR ISAAC NEWTON".
Object Name
Sir Isaac Newton
Creators Name
Date Created
about 1745
Dimensions
plate mark: 37.1cm x 23.5cm
support: 39.8cm x 24.7cm
accession number
1920.394
Collection Group
Place of creation
London
Support
paper
Medium
ink (black)
Credit
Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequest, 1920
