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Isaac Newton after William Blake's monotype

Eduardo Paolozzi

The Royal Society

The Royal Society
London, United Kingdom

Bronze maquette of the full-scale sculpture by Paolozzi, which sits on the piazza of The British Library, London and was unveilled in 1997.
The original monotype was drawn by William Blake in 1795. Blake rejected Newton's optics writing on another monotype that "Art is the Tree of Life. Science is the Tree of Death."

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  • Title: Isaac Newton after William Blake's monotype
  • Creator: Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005)
  • Rights: Copyright The Royal Society, 2018
  • Scientist: Isaac Newton (1643-1727)
  • Catalogue Reference: S/0027
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