| Reference number | MOB/009 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Death mask of Isaac Newton |
| Artist | Roubiliac, Louis-Francois |
| Date | c.1727 |
| Description | Full face death mask of Sir Isaac Newton, taken shortly after his death. |
| Extent | 1 sculpture |
| Format | Sculpture |
| Materials | Wax |
| Access status | Open |
| Provenance | Formerly belonged to Louis-Francois Roubiliac, sculpter, from the cast taken after Newton's death. Purchased and presented to the Society in 1839 by Samuel Hunter Christie FRS. Recorded in "History of the Royal Society" by C R Weld, 1848, Volume IV, pages 446/7. |
| URL description | Digital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library |
| URL | https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8492 |
| https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8493 |
| https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8494 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8414 | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician | 1642 - 1727 |