Sir Isaac Newton. Chalk drawing, 1810, after L.F. Roubiliac.

  • Roubiliac, Louis François, 1702-1762.
Date:
1810
Reference:
9972i
  • Pictures
  • Online

Available online

view Sir Isaac Newton. Chalk drawing, 1810, after L.F. Roubiliac.

Public Domain Mark

You can use this work for any purpose without restriction under copyright law. Read more about this licence.

Credit

Sir Isaac Newton. Chalk drawing, 1810, after L.F. Roubiliac. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Selected images from this work

View 1 image

About this work

Description

The bust of Newton in the Royal Society ("R.S.), which had received the bust as a gift in 1738

Publication/Creation

1810

Physical description

1 drawing : chalk

Contributors

Lettering

From bust by Rysbrack R.S. Jan.y 20 1810

References note

R. Burgess, Portraits of doctors & scientists in the Wellcome Institute, London 1973, no. 2140.46

Reference

Wellcome Collection 9972i

Creator/production credits

The authorship of the sculpture is ascribed in the lettering to Rysbrack, but it is elsewhere attributed to Roubiliac. The authorship of the drawing is attributed to Benjamin Haydon in an inscription on the mount ("Newton, by Haydon."): "The drawing differs in style from B.R. Haydon's work, but may be by the hand of one of his pupils" (Burgess, loc. cit.)

Type/Technique

Languages

Subjects

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

Permanent link