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Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton
1760

Medium
mezzotint

Measurements
19.5 × 17.9 cm (image) 27.0 × 18.0 cm (plate) 27.8 × 19.6 cm irreg. (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1925

Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International

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Artwork Details

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Goodwin i/ii; Chaloner Smith 138 i/ii

Edition
1st of 2 states

Inscription
printed in ink l.c.: SIR ISAAC NEWTON / 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.SS. / LES ITALIENS CES … (8 lines of French text) … PAR MONS DEVOLTAIRE

Accession Number
1544-3

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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