Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) (after Sir Godfrey Kneller)
John Smith (Daventry 1652 - Northampton 1743)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1712
Materials
Mezzotint on paper, linen?, wood
Measurements
430 mm (Length)330 mm (W)
Collection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1127404
Summary
Print mezzotint, Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) (after Sir Godfrey Kneller) by John Smith (Daventry 1652 - Northampton 1743). Published 1712. Bust portrait within an oval, the sitter's name in flourishing inscription below.
Makers and roles
John Smith (Daventry 1652 - Northampton 1743), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist