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A bust of Sir Isaac Newton depicted with short natural hair, head turned in three-quarter profile to the left as viewed. In the classical style with draped shoulders. Set on a marble socle with a diagram showing the elliptical orbit of the planets in a cartouche.

The Royal Society

London

Title

Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727)

Date

1737–1738

Medium

marble

Measurements

H 55.9 x W 48.5 x D 22 cm;
Plinth: H 12.5 x W 19.3 x D 19.2 cm

Accession number

RS.13600

Acquisition method

donated by William Freman, FRS, 1738

Work type

Bust

Inscription description

on plinth: NEWTON

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6–9 Carlton House Terrace, London, Greater London SW1Y 5AG England

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