An original monotone mounted (a) print portrait of Sir Isaac Newton; paper print is attached to paper (b) matboard; drawing is in the engraved style.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - print - Size: Length 20.7 cm x Width 16.6 cm
b - matboard - Size: Length 27.8 cm x Width 22.0 cm
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine.
Material
paper: tan, cream
ink: black, brown
Inscriptions
Printed on the front: "SIR ISAAC NEWTON." // "Engraved by E. Scriven from the original by Vanderbank in the Possession of the Royal Society."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-1-5 Box 24
Condition Remarks
Faded photo and backing paper
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
Website: Wikipedia
Research Facts
Sir Isaac Newton 1642-1727 was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist and theologian. His "Philosophiae Naturalis Principa Mathematica" (1687) is said to be the greatest single work in the history of science. In this work, Newton described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion, laying the groundwork for classical mechanics, which dominated the scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centuries and is the basis for modern engineering.
In the 1950 – 60s this portrait collection was compiled by Dr. Thomas Gibson, and later by Dr. Etherington, from old publications to create a historical medical gallery of pioneers of modern medical sciences for teaching medical students at Queen’s University, Kingston. Many of these prints do not indicate the date of the publication or source. Original prints are heavily glued to thick paper backing. Prints were framed at Kirkpatrick’s Art & Flower Store in Kingston, Ontario, as noted on the blue paper labels on the reverse.