Microscopic views of duckweed and microorganisms mb-artistname W Bunney Half-length portrait of Newton wearing

Half-length portrait of Newton wearing a loose shirt and robe

The Church of England

took place during the Protestants' persecution in the reign of Mary I

Found in the collection of the Dresden State Art Collections

Microscopic views of duckweed and microorganisms mb-artistname W Bunney Half-length portrait of Newton wearingLeeuwenhoek's observations of duckweed and the freshwater microorganisms ('animalcules') attached to it; including ciliates, vorticellids, rotifera (fig 3) and the budding of hydra (fig 4). Illustrations accompanying a letter from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society, 25 December 1702. Original: red chalk on paper. 1702