Credit: The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.2847

    Portrait of Isaac Newton

    Date
    1867
    Sitter
    Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
    Creator
    Thomas Oldham Barlow (1824 - 1889, British) , Engraver
    After
    Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723, British) , Painter
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    Dimensions
    height (print): 370mm
    width (print): 300mm
    Subject
    Description
    Portrait of Isaac Newton turned slightly towards his right and shown leaning on a counter with his left arm, with his right hand resting on top. He is seen without a wig, showing his wavy, shoulder-length hair. Engraving after an oil painting, the original of which is now in the collection of the Earl of Portsmouth.

    Inscribed below: ‘Tho. Oldham Barlow’. The motto of the Earls of Portsmouth is inscribed on a cartouche: ‘EN SUIVANT LA VERITE’.

    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.
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