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Portrait of Sir Issac Newton: P.13731-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Sir Issac Newton
Birch's Heads

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Houbraken, Jacobus
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Bought of Leggatt £9.9.0

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1959) by Charrington, John

Dating

18th Century
1738 -

Note

Dating based on other plates in the series.

School or Style

Dutch

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.13731-R
Primary reference Number: 210318
Lugt: 572
Ver Huell (Houbraken): 74
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 23 December 2016 Updated: Wednesday 18 December 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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