John Milton

published 1670

William Faithorne

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

The image is an engraved portrait of a man facing forward, showing his head and upper torso. He has long hair falling to his shoulders, a clean-shaven face with a pointed nose, and a slightly furrowed brow. He wears a wide collar over a dark garment that appears to be a cloak or mantle. The background includes an oval frame with a fine line pattern and a detailed border surrounding it. An inscription under the image identifies the portrait as "Ioannis Miltoni Effigies Ætat: 62" from the year 1670.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18 × 13.5 cm (7 1/16 × 5 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.704

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fagan 1888, no. 48

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1888

  • Fagan, Louis. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Engraved Works of William Faithorne. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1888.

Wikidata ID

Q65368474

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