2 OF 45

Sir Isaac Newton

2 of 45 portraits of Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton

by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1702
29 3/4 in. x 24 1/2 in. (756 mm x 622 mm)
Purchased with help from The Art Fund, 1936
Primary Collection
NPG 2881

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Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), Mathematical scientist. Sitter associated with 45 portraits.

Artistback to top

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 1666 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.

Related worksback to top

NPG D11505: Sir Isaac Newton (source portrait)
NPG D19601: Sir Isaac Newton (source portrait)
NPG D19803: Sir Isaac Newton (after)
NPG D13924: Sir Isaac Newton (source portrait)
NPG D30979: Sir Isaac Newton (source portrait)
NPG D38741: Sir Isaac Newton (source portrait)
NPG D38742: Sir Isaac Newton (source portrait)

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Audio Guide
Cooper, John, Great Britons: The Great Debate, 2002, p. 81
Cooper, John, A Guide to the National Portrait Gallery, 2009, p. 24
Hart-Davis, Adam, Chain Reactions, 2000, p. 29
Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 189
Parris, Matthew, Heroes and Villains: Scarfe at the National Portrait Gallery, 2003 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 30 September 2003 to 4 April 2004), p. 99
Piper, David, The English Face, 1992, p. 110
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 458
Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 284