RefNo | MS/648/1/67 |
Previous numbers | MS 648-653 |
Level | Item |
Title | Profile portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, by William Hoare (1707?-1792) |
Date | 1734 |
Description | Medallion-style profile portrait of Newton, with short, classically-curled hair, facing the viewer's right. The outer circle of is made of an ouroborus [a snake holding its tail in its mouth]. Behind the bust of Newton is a falling comet. Below, the text "Effigies Isaaci Newton Philosoph: Principis." Inscribed "Hoare ft. aqua forti".
Keynes, LVII-1. After Hoare's own drawing Keynes, XVII-1. |
Extent | 1 print |
PhysicalDescription | Etching, on paper |
Dimensions | 357x284mm. |
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 |