Skip to main content

Isaac Newton Collection (#2)

"Sir Isaac Newton: Unveiling the Genius Behind the Laws of Motion and Optics" Step into the world of one of history's greatest minds

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: The Law of Gravitation (colour litho)

The Law of Gravitation (colour litho)
670065 The Law of Gravitation (colour litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Law of Gravitation)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Sir Isaac Newton, 1857 (plaster maquette)

Sir Isaac Newton, 1857 (plaster maquette)
6211538 Sir Isaac Newton, 1857 (plaster maquette) by Theed, William the younger (1804-91); 50x14 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: English mathematician)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Sir Isaac Newton (colour litho)

Sir Isaac Newton (colour litho)
7190987 Sir Isaac Newton (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newton)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Telescope a reflexion par Newton (engraving)

Telescope a reflexion par Newton (engraving)
7162668 Telescope a reflexion par Newton (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telescope a reflexion par Newton)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the Great Philosopher

Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the Great Philosopher
1765136 Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the Great Philosopher, Mathematician and Astronomer, half length in Brown Cloak Leaning on a Parapet (oil on canvas) by Kneller

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, inaugurated Last Week at Grantham (engraving)

Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, inaugurated Last Week at Grantham (engraving)
1619337 Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, inaugurated Last Week at Grantham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Sir Isaac Newton)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Sir Isaac Newtons quarters at Trinity College, Cambridge (engraving)

Sir Isaac Newtons quarters at Trinity College, Cambridge (engraving)
820471 Sir Isaac Newtons quarters at Trinity College, Cambridge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newtons quarters at Trinity College)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Sir Isaac Newton (engraving)

Sir Isaac Newton (engraving)
867826 Sir Isaac Newton (engraving) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Monument to the memory of Sir Isaac Newton (engraving)

Monument to the memory of Sir Isaac Newton (engraving)
603635 Monument to the memory of Sir Isaac Newton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Absence of Mind (engraving)

Absence of Mind (engraving)
2781286 Absence of Mind (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Absence of Mind. Illustration for Chatterbox (1899).); © Look and Learn

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Cambridge, Trinity College, Isaac Newton, monument (b / w photo)

Cambridge, Trinity College, Isaac Newton, monument (b / w photo)
3093304 Cambridge, Trinity College, Isaac Newton, monument (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cambridge, Trinity College, Isaac Newton, monument)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: The Soundness of Newtons Laws, illustration from Inventions (litho)

The Soundness of Newtons Laws, illustration from Inventions (litho)
BAL94804 The Soundness of Newtons Laws, illustration from Inventions (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton
LLM459490 Isaac Newton by Armet Portanell, Jose (1843-1911); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isaac Newton. Illustration for La Ciencia Y Sus Hombres by Luis Figuier (D Jaime Seix, 1876)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Telescope de Newton (engraving)

Telescope de Newton (engraving)
2808384 Telescope de Newton (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telescope de Newton)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Ms 1-1936 f. 3r Page from a notebook, c. 1665-68 (ink on paper)

Ms 1-1936 f. 3r Page from a notebook, c. 1665-68 (ink on paper)
955212 Ms 1-1936 f.3r Page from a notebook, c.1665-68 (ink on paper) by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Memorials of Sir Isaac Newton (engraving)

Memorials of Sir Isaac Newton (engraving)
1601729 Memorials of Sir Isaac Newton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Memorials of Sir Isaac Newton)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: A Night on the Hudson - Through at Daylight, pub

A Night on the Hudson - Through at Daylight, pub
3470950 A Night on the Hudson - Through at Daylight, pub. 1864, Currier & Ives (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Isaac Newton, 17th-18th Century English physicist (chromolitho)

Isaac Newton, 17th-18th Century English physicist (chromolitho)
668986 Isaac Newton, 17th-18th Century English physicist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isaac Newton)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Monument of Sir Isaac Newton in Westminster Abbey (engraving)

Monument of Sir Isaac Newton in Westminster Abbey (engraving)
603684 Monument of Sir Isaac Newton in Westminster Abbey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monument of Sir Isaac Newton in Westminster Abbey)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Madame Sans Gene, 1893 (colour litho)

Madame Sans Gene, 1893 (colour litho)
6290575 Madame Sans Gene, 1893 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: 1893 French poster advertising Victorien Sardous play, Madame Sans Gene)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English physicist and mathematician, 1742-43 (engraving)

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English physicist and mathematician, 1742-43 (engraving)
2635591 Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English physicist and mathematician, 1742-43 (engraving) by Houbraken, Jacobus (1698-1780); 36.8 A-- 23.3 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1689 (engraving)

Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1689 (engraving)
2630121 Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1689 (engraving) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton after Godrey Kneller (English)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Movement and rest (colour litho)

Movement and rest (colour litho)
2795443 Movement and rest (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Movement and rest)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Telescope a Miroir Argente de L Foucault, Systeme newtonien (engraving)

Telescope a Miroir Argente de L Foucault, Systeme newtonien (engraving)
2787871 Telescope a Miroir Argente de L Foucault, Systeme newtonien (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telescope a Miroir Argente de L Foucault)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Sir Isaac Newton (engraving)

Sir Isaac Newton (engraving)
451656 Sir Isaac Newton (engraving) by Houbracken, Jacobus (1698-1780); 37x23.2 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) English physicist

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Tube of Isaac Newton (engraving)

Tube of Isaac Newton (engraving)
3098044 Tube of Isaac Newton (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tube of Isaac Newton)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Isaac Newton breaks down light (engraving)

Isaac Newton breaks down light (engraving)
3098027 Isaac Newton breaks down light (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isaac Newton breaks down light)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Discovery of the Laws of Gravitation by Isaac Newton (engraving)

Discovery of the Laws of Gravitation by Isaac Newton (engraving)
670613 Discovery of the Laws of Gravitation by Isaac Newton (engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discovery of the Laws of Gravitation by Isaac Newton)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Page from Upstream by Richard Andre, Isaac Newton and gravity (colour litho)

Page from Upstream by Richard Andre, Isaac Newton and gravity (colour litho)
5198168 Page from Upstream by Richard Andre, Isaac Newton and gravity (colour litho) by Andre, Richard (1834-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Up Stream)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Forcibly Impressing on the Juvenile Mind the Soundness of Newtons Laws (litho)

Forcibly Impressing on the Juvenile Mind the Soundness of Newtons Laws (litho)
6024629 Forcibly Impressing on the Juvenile Mind the Soundness of Newtons Laws (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician and astronomer (engraving)

Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician and astronomer (engraving)
5233629 Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician and astronomer (engraving) by Houbraken, Jacobus (1698-1780); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: The Discovery of the Law of Gravitation, published 1910 (colour litho)

The Discovery of the Law of Gravitation, published 1910 (colour litho)
1275211 The Discovery of the Law of Gravitation, published 1910 (colour litho) by Glackens, Louis (1866-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wright brothers)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (chromolitho)

Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (chromolitho)
974612 Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Newton investigating Light (engraving)

Newton investigating Light (engraving)
1099578 Newton investigating Light (engraving) by Houston, John Adam P. (1812-84); Private Collection; (add.info.: Newton investigating Light)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Isaac Newton and gravity (chromolitho)

Isaac Newton and gravity (chromolitho)
968586 Isaac Newton and gravity (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isaac Newton and gravity)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Isaac Newton (chromolitho)

Isaac Newton (chromolitho)
667036 Isaac Newton (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isaac Newton. French educational card, late 19th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Isaac Newton and a Lunar eclipse (chromolitho)

Isaac Newton and a Lunar eclipse (chromolitho)
736002 Isaac Newton and a Lunar eclipse (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isaac Newton and a Lunar eclipse)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: The Room in which Sir Isaac Newton was born (engraving)

The Room in which Sir Isaac Newton was born (engraving)
5232868 The Room in which Sir Isaac Newton was born (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Room in which Sir Isaac Newton was born)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Ms 1-1936 f. 6v Page from a notebook, c. 1665-68 (ink on paper)

Ms 1-1936 f. 6v Page from a notebook, c. 1665-68 (ink on paper)
955211 Ms 1-1936 f.6v Page from a notebook, c.1665-68 (ink on paper) by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1799 (engraving)

Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1799 (engraving)
1126491 Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, 1799 (engraving) by Lely, Peter (1618-80) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraving of Sir Isaac Newton by Burnet Reading)

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), ca 1720. Creator: Anonymous

Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), ca 1720. Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), ca 1720. Private Collection

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Sir Isaac Newton, printers sample for the Worlds Inventors souvenir album (A25

Sir Isaac Newton, printers sample for the Worlds Inventors souvenir album (A25) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Central Door, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Central Door, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Central Door, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Original bronze front entrance doors to the South Kensington Museum, (later renamed the Victoria & Albert Museum), in London

Background imageIsaac Newton Collection: Desaguliers, (1683-1744), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Desaguliers, (1683-1744), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Desaguliers, (1683-1744), 1830. John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683-1744) British natural philosopher, clergyman, engineer and freemason who was elected to the Royal Society in 1714 as experimental




For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

"Sir Isaac Newton: Unveiling the Genius Behind the Laws of Motion and Optics" Step into the world of one of history's greatest minds, as we explore the life and achievements of Sir Isaac Newton. This captivating portrait from 1689 showcases a young Newton, whose brilliance would forever shape our understanding of science. Newton's groundbreaking work in mathematics, astronomy, and physics revolutionized scientific thought during his time. His masterpiece "Opticks, " depicted here with its mesmerizing color spectrum, delved into the nature of light and laid the foundation for modern optics. As an English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist in the 19th century, Newton left an indelible mark on scientific discovery. The historical artwork depicting his telescope highlights his relentless pursuit to unravel celestial mysteries. Through a letter penned by Newton himself to William Briggs in 1682, we catch a glimpse into his profound intellect and dedication to advancing knowledge, and is within these words that we witness his insatiable curiosity that propelled him forward. One cannot forget Newton's famous prism experiment which demonstrated how white sunlight could be split into its constituent colors. Illustrated here is this pivotal moment when he unraveled the secrets hidden within light itself using a glass prism. But perhaps it was under an apple tree where destiny struck most famously for Newton. As illustrated in this artwork capturing him watching an apple fall before his eyes, it was this simple observation that led him to formulate the laws of motion – forever changing our understanding of gravity. Born at Woolsthorpe Manor near Grantham, Lincolnshire – as seen in this early 19th-century depiction – it was here that Sir Isaac Newton took his first breaths before embarking on a journey destined for greatness. Join us as we celebrate Sir Isaac Newton; an extraordinary English physicist whose legacy continues to inspire generations worldwide.