| RefNo | MS/648/1/122/2 |
| Previous numbers | MS 648-653 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Drawing, Woolsthorpe Manor, by George Rowe (1796-1864), after Thomas Howison |
| Date | n.d. [1840?] |
| Description | Landscape view of Sir Isaac Newton's birthplace in Lincolnshire. The manor house is set in trees with a group os eated women in the foreground. Another woman walks towards the door of the house carrying a basket. The supposed Newtonian apple tree is visible on the right of the picture, re-growing from a fallen trunk. Signed lower left in pencil "G.Rowe Del." Inscribed verso in ink [by Charles Turnor]: "N.W. view of the Manor House at Woolsthorpe drawn by G.Rowe, Cheltenham from th eoriginal Picture in my possession by Thos. Howison". |
| Extent | 1 drawing |
| PhysicalDescription | Pencil, on paper |
| Dimensions | 180x241mm. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | The Royal Society |
| AdminHistory | Collected by Charles Turnor |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2870 | Turnor; Charles (1768 - 1853) | 1768 - 1853 |