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John Milton, Age 21 (frontispiece: Paradise Regained)

Engraver Michael Vandergucht Flemish
Sitter John Milton British
1747
Not on view
The poet is portrayed here with shoulder-length hair, his arm wrapped in a cloak, and stands before a landscape. Based on a painting once in the collection of Lord Onslow, the image was first engraved by William Marshall to serve as a frontispiece in a 1645 edition of Milton's Poems. This print copies the latter, and omits the figures originally used to decorate the corners of the frame.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: John Milton, Age 21 (frontispiece: Paradise Regained)
  • Engraver: Michael Vandergucht (Flemish, Antwerp 1660–1725 London)
  • Sitter: John Milton (British, London 1608–1674 London)
  • Date: 1747
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 4 5/16 × 2 5/8 in. (11 × 6.7 cm)
    Sheet: 4 13/16 × 2 5/8 in. (12.2 × 6.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Junius S. Morgan, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.102.65
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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