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Stipple engraving of a seated man in a robe holding a prism to a beam of light, with two women and a small table with instruments in a dim room.

Newton with the Prism: stipple engraving after Romney

A stipple engraving shows a seated older man in a dark robe holding a prism up to a shaft of light that falls across a dim room. Two women stand behind a small table holding a glass and a set of apparatus, one gazing toward him.

Artist
George Romney
Date
1809
Medium
Portrait prints Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3084 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1809.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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