Portrait of Isaac Newton
Date
1799
Sitter
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
Creator
Burnet Reading (1749 - 1838, British) , Engraver
After
Peter Lely (1618 - 1680, Dutch) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 240mm
width (print): 200mm
width (print): 200mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of a young man with long hair, wearing an academic gown. He is shown turned slightly towards his right, with both of his hands seen resting on a globe.
Inscribed below: ‘SIR ISAAC NEWTON, / when Bachelor of Arts in Trinity College, Cambridge. / Engraved by Bt Reading from a Head painted by Sir Peter Lely in’
Sir Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727), British natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1672, he served as its President from 1703 to 1727.
Inscribed below: ‘SIR ISAAC NEWTON, / when Bachelor of Arts in Trinity College, Cambridge. / Engraved by Bt Reading from a Head painted by Sir Peter Lely in’
Sir Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727), British natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1672, he served as its President from 1703 to 1727.