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Portrait of Isaac Newton
Charles Jervas1717
The Royal Society
London, United Kingdom
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.
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- Title: Portrait of Isaac Newton
- Creator: Charles Jervas (1670-1739)
- Date Created: 1717
- Provenance: 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].
- Rights: Copyright The Royal Society, 2018
- External Link: To license this image please visit the Royal Society Picture Library
- Medium: Canvas, Oil
- Scientist: Isaac Newton (1643-1727)
- Field: Physic
- Catalogue Reference: P/0095
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