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Image number: RS.9252
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Portrait of Isaac Newton
Date
1717
Sitter
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
Creator
Charles Jervas (1670 - 1739, Irish) , painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (framed canvas): 1257mm
width (framed canvas): 1016mm
width (framed canvas): 1016mm
Subject
Description
Three-quarter length portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, seated, wearing a wig and dressed in a rust-brown coat over a black waistcoat, with a white neck-cloth and white shirt cuffs visible. Newton’s right index figure points to a table top upon which is a chronometer or watch with a black ribbon on which is a seal and key. An ink well is placed on the table.
Isaac Newton was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1672, he served as its President from 1703 to 1727.
Isaac Newton was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1672, he served as its President from 1703 to 1727.
Transcription
Sir Isaac Newton 1717 C.J.
D.ISAACUS NEWTON EQUES REG. SOCIETATIS PRAESE. ANO. 1703.
SIR ISAAC NEWTON (1642-1727) PRESIDENT 1703-1727. By CHARLES JERVAS.
D.ISAACUS NEWTON EQUES REG. SOCIETATIS PRAESE. ANO. 1703.
SIR ISAAC NEWTON (1642-1727) PRESIDENT 1703-1727. By CHARLES JERVAS.
Object history
The Royal Society’s Journal Book record Newton’s donation: “The President gave the Society his Picture drawn by Mr Jervase for which he had their thanks.” [Royal Society Journal Book, Original, JBO/12/169, meeting of 16 May 1717].
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