HENRY PIERCE BONE (English, 1779-1855)
portrait of Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) after Vanderbank (1694-1739)
enamel on copper, 5.25 by 4.25 in., carved walnut oval frame
written on reverse: Newton/Aug. 1850. Painted by Henry Pierce / Bone, Enamel Painter to Her Majesty, H.R.H. Prince Albert..?../ after the original by Vanderbank in/ the British Museum.
paper label on frame, ...Watson ...?... London
Prov.: Prov.: From the collection of Bernard Cohen, Harvard University, Professor Emeritus of the History of Science (1914-2003).
Cohen was the renowned scholar of Sir Isaac Newton. Cohen produced "Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy," the first English translation of Newton's "Principia" since 1729. His other books include "Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American Tradition" (1953); "Franklin and Newton: An Inquiry into Speculative Newtonian Experimental Science and Franklin's Work in Electricity" (1956), and "Revolution in Science" (1985). This enamel portrait was included in the Issac Newton exhibition at the New York Public Library (2004-2005).
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Realized: $2,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 80 : HENRY PIERCE BONE (English, 1779-1855)
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