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Sir Isaac Newton: P.14006-R

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Titles

Sir Isaac Newton
Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1642-1727

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James
Painter: Seemann, Enoch (the younger) (After)

Entities

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Spencer George Perceval, 1923

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1760

Note

Inscription on bottom "Drawn and Scraped MDCCLX by Iames Macardel from an Original Portrait Painted by Enoch Seeman now in the Possession of Thomas Hollis F.R. and A.S.S." and "Les Italiens ces peuples ingénieux ont craint de penser les Français n'ont osé penser qu'à demie et les Anglais qui ont volé jusqu'au ciel parce qu'on ne leur a point coupé les ailes sont devenus les précepteurs des nations depuis le calcul de l'infini et la connaissance précise de la lumiére si vainement combattues jusqu'à la nouvelle charue et à l'insertion de la petite vérole combattues encore" and "Ode sur la mort de Madame de Bareith avec une lettre par Mon. de Voltaire" and a remarque of a soft cap below.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14006-R
Primary reference Number: 205749
Chaloner Smith: 138.II
Goodwin (McArdell): 78.II

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Monday 17 August 2015

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sir Isaac Newton" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/205749 Accessed: 2024-05-08 05:00:04

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