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RefNoMS/648/1/91
Previous numbersMS 648-653
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Sir Isaac Newton, by George Perfect Harding (1779/1780-1853), after Charles Jervas (1675?-1739)
Date1838
DescriptionHalf-length painting of Newton, from an original oil portrait by Jervas at the Royal Society, showing the sitter in 1717 at the age of 74. Newton is shown in a red coat with a dark waistcoat and white neck-cloth. Not signed.

After Keynes, VI-1.
Extent1 painting
PhysicalDescriptionWatercolour on paper
Dimensions248x254mm.
AccessStatusOpen
AdminHistoryCollected by Charles Turnor
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