474 OBSERVATIONS ON SCULPTURE. 
Sculpture than a fac-simile of the real man— 
‘“« Whose accuracy all men durst swear for.” 
But there is another statue by Roubiliac, which - 
was made for Trinity College, Cambridge, and 
_where it now stands, more worthy of the genius 
of the sculptor; and which will be preferred by 
all who love the serene dignity and graceful 
composure of the philosopher.—It is the statue 
of Sir Isaac Newton. Newton is represented 
standing, holding a prism; and between his hand 
and the thought stamped upon his brow, there is 
a visible connexion and harmony. He exhibits 
a calm colossal vigour of intellect, such, as we 
have reason to believe, was the character of the 
living man. ‘On looking at this noble statue,” 
says Allan Cunningham, “the worthy image of 
one of the loftiest of human beings, we may ask 
with the Poet of the Seasons, when dwelling on 
the greatness of Newton’s discoveries, and point- 
ing out the wondrous harmony of their combina- 
tions, 
“<Did ever Poet image ought so fair!” 
Chantry has expressed the following opinion of 
it—“ The Sir Isaac Newton is the noblest, I 
