Description
Original antique print (title vignette) showing a portrait of Sir Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727), an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author.
Made by Claude Duflos after Delamonce.
Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 10.7 x 5.9 cm (4.21 x 2.32 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Tiny pinhole and a few thin paper spots. Newton written in pencil. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
SIR ISAAC NEWTON-SCIENTIST-PORTRAIT | PCO-C45-38
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in France c. 1740.
Biography engraver: Claude Duflos (1665?1727) was a French engraver.
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