RefNo | MS/648/1/83 |
Previous numbers | MS 648-653 |
Level | Item |
Title | Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, by James MacArdell (1710?-1765), after Enoch Seeman (1694-1744) |
Date | 1760 |
Description | Head and shoulder portrait of Newton wearing a dark coat and waistcoat, with a white neck-cloth. Inscribed below the image "SIR ISAAC NEWTON DRAWN AND SCRAPED MDCCLX BY JAMES MACARDEL FROM AN ORIGINAL PORTRAIT PAINTED BY ENOCH SEEMAN NOW IN THE POSSESSION OF THOMAS HOLLIS F.R. AND A.S.S." There follows an extended quotation from Voltaire commencing: "LES ITALIENS CES PEUPLES..." |
Extent | 1 print |
PhysicalDescription | Mezzotint, on paper |
Dimensions | 291x181mm. |
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 |