Overview of the Collection
Access
Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Scope and Content
Related materials in the Huntington Library
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Overview of the Collection
Title: Isaac Newton related artwork, photographs, drawings, and prints from Babson College's Grace K. Babson Collection of the Works
of Sir Isaac Newton
Dates (inclusive): 1654-1975
Bulk dates: 1690s-1950s
Collection Number: mssBabsonArt
Extent:
46 items in 3 boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: The Isaac Newton related artwork, photographs, drawings and prints from Babson College's Grace K. Babson Collection of the
Works of Sir Isaac Newton, contains
various artworks on paper depicting Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), contemporary scientists and other figures as well as views
and maps of places associated with Newton's life
Language: English.
Access
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader
Services.
Administrative Information
Publication Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities.
The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the
researcher.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Babson College's Grace K. Babson Collection of the Works of Sir Isaac Newton.The Huntington Library,
San Marino, CA.
Provenance
On long term-loan from Babson College's Grace K. Babson Collection of the Works of Sir Isaac Newton, November 2006.
Biographical Note
Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer and theologian. Newton was a fellow of Trinty
College, Cambridge and the second Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, University of Cambridge. He also served as Warden, then
Master of the Royal Mint (1696-1727) and was president of the Royal Society (1703-1727).
Scope and Content
This collection contains various artworks on paper, primarily engravings and photographs depicting portraits of Sir Isaac
Newton (1642-1727) and contemporary scientists, theologians and mathematicians as well as views, and maps of places associated
with Newton's life. Also included are depictions of several memorials, statutes and tributes raised to Newton after his death.
Related materials in the Huntington Library
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Forms part of Babson College's Grace K. Babson Collection of the Works of Sir Isaac Newton on long term-loan to the Huntington
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three boxes roughly by size. The majority of items are marked by Babson numbers which may reflect
their original arrangement and storage.
Indexing Terms
Subjects
Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727 - Pictorial works..
Trinity College (University of Cambridge) - Pictorial works.
Scientists - Great Britain - Pictorial works.
London (England) - Pictorial works.
Forms/Genres
Engravings.
Photographs.
Maps.