Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish, Sir Isaac Newton, 1760
- Title:
- Sir Isaac Newton
- Date:
- 1760
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches (27.3 x 18.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered bottom center: "Sir Isaac Newton"; bottom left: "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. |Les Italiens ces peuples ingénieux ont craint de penser les Français n'ont osé penser qu'à demie et les Anglais qui ont volé iusqu'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 [sic] si vainement combattues iusqu'à la nouvelle charue [sic] et à l'insertion de la petite vérole combattues encore", with the reference "Ode sur la mort de Madame de Bareith avec une lettre par Mon. de Voltaire"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2011.37
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- portrait | portraits
- Associated People:
- Newton, Sir Isaac (1642–1727), natural philosopher and mathematician
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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