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Newton Investigating Light
VISUAL WORKS, PICTURES AND PLAQUES
oil painting
Houston, John Adam
Europe: United Kingdom
Late 19th c.
oil; canvas
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overall: 610 x 460 mm
1999.170
VISUAL WORKS, PICTURES AND PLAQUES
oil painting
Houston, John Adam
Europe: United Kingdom
Late 19th c.
oil; canvas
-
overall: 610 x 460 mm
Framed painting (oil) of a Sir Isaac Newton in red shoes, allowing light to pass through a prism and reveal the spectrum on a piece of white card resting on a chair. Features a Newtonian telescope on the table. Gilt frame.
1999.170