Accession No

5338

Brief Description

engraving of Isaac Newton, by Day and Son, English, 1848 (c)

Origin

England

Maker

Gandy, William [painter] Black, G. B. [draughtsman] Day and Son [engravers]

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1848

Latest Date

1848

Inscription Date

Material

paper (card and one other)

Dimensions

height 396mm; breadth 310mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Grosvenor Prints, 28-32 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9HP, England on 04/08/1998.

Inscription

‘Ætatis Suæ 64
1706’ (on portrait itself)
‘Drawn on Stone by G. B. Black, 1848. Painted by William Gandy, Junr. 1706 Day & Son, Lithrs. to the Queen
SIR ISAAC NEWTON,
From an Original Paintng 30 in. by 26 in. formerly in the possession
of John Abel Walter, Esq. of Ashley Mount, near Lymington.
PROOF’ (bottom)

Description Notes

Black and white engraving from painting by William Gandy of Sir Isaac Newton. Newton shown aged 64. The copy was drawn by G.B. Black and then engraved by Day & Son.
Paper glued to card backing.

Condition good (slight tears on right hand edge); complete.

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