SculptureBritish18th century
Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)
18th century
Artists
James TassieArtist
William TassieArtist
Description
Newton in left profile.
Dimensions
sight: 3.1 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm (1 1/4 x 1 x 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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