| RefNo | IM/000503 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Quartet engraving |
| Artist | Simon; John (1675 - 1751); engraver |
| Date | c.1740 |
| Description | Quartet engraving with portraits of Robert Boyle, Isaac Newton, John Flamsteed and Edmond Halley. Produced in the mid-eighteenth century for the series ‘Poets and Philosophers of England’. |
| InscriptionContent | ‘The Honble. ROBERT BOYL’ ‘SR. ISAAC NEWTON obt. anno 1727. / Æta. 85’ ‘Mr. John Flamsteed obt. anno. 1719. / Ætat. 74.’ ‘Mr. Edmund Halley.’ |
| ObjectName | Engraving |
| Materials | Black and white engraving |
| Notes | Filed alphabetically under 'Newton'. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | The Royal Society |
| Copies | B&W tiff, Richard Valencia, February 2005, Richard iii/IPhotographs and engravings of Fellows/Tiffs/Quartet, IM 000503 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8137 | Boyle; Robert (1627 - 1691); natural philosopher and chemist | 1627 - 1691 |
| NA8414 | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician | 1642 - 1727 |
| NA8219 | Flamsteed; John (1646 - 1719); astronomer | 1646 - 1719 |
| NA8423 | Halley; Edmond (1656 - 1742); astronomer | 1656 - 1742 |