Newton

William Blake

1795–c. 1805 · Colour print, ink and watercolour on paper · Tate Britain, London

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About this work

Artist: William Blake (1757–1827)
Year: 1795–c. 1805
Medium: Colour print, ink and watercolour on paper
Original size: 46 × 60 cm
Collection: Tate Britain, London
Movement: Romanticism

Isaac Newton crouches naked on a rock at the bottom of the sea, bent double over a scroll on which he draws a geometric figure with a pair of compasses, his attention fixed entirely on the diagram and blind to the coloured, algae-covered world around him. For Blake the image was a critique, not a tribute: Newton stood for the single vision of materialist science, which Blake set against imaginative and spiritual sight, and the compasses are the same instrument held by his tyrant creator Urizen in The Ancient of Days. The print is one of the twelve Large Colour Prints Blake began in 1795 and reworked around 1805, each impression finished by hand in ink and watercolour. This impression is at Tate Britain; Eduardo Paolozzi's bronze outside the British Library is based on it.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A crouching figure with compasses at the bottom of a coloured sea, for a study, home office or science room at 16×24 or 24×36 in black, no mat. White, warm grey or deep blue; it holds its own as a single image above a desk.

Style: Exhibition poster of a Romanticism painting
Era: 18th century (1795–c. 1805)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 12×18 and 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Newton in the public domain?

Yes. William Blake (1757–1827) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Tate Britain.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Newton painted, and in what medium?

Newton dates from 1795–c. 1805 and was made in colour print, ink and watercolour on paper; the original measures 46 × 60 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of William Blake's Newton — Newton — the scientist seated naked on a rock at the bottom of the sea, bent over a scroll with his compasses — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Visions: The Art of William Blake, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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