| Reference number | MS/426/625 |
| Alternative reference number | MS/426 p141 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from W [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Viscount Enfield [George Byng], FRS |
| Date | 10 April 1858 |
| Description | Regrets to inform of an accident befalling the Newton Portrait due to lack of care from the artists commissioned to copy it. The Artist prompted it against to close to the door, so when somebody came through, it drew the portrait and caused damage to the canvas. The figure pf newton however was untouched. [See MS/426/610 and MS/426/626] |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | MS/426/610 |
| MS/426/626 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA4880 | Byng; George Stevens (1806 - 1886); 2nd Earl of Stafford | 1806 - 1886 |