The Blind Milton

c. 1817?

Thomas Uwins

Associated Names
Thomas Uwins

Artist, British, 1782 - 1857

The image shows a woman sitting on a stone bench. She has one arm on the back of the bench and the other in her lap. She has long, wavy gray or silver hair and is wearing a dark blouse with a white ruffled collar and cuffs, along with a long pinkish skirt. There are flowers around her and in pots nearby. The background includes an architectural setting with detailed stonework and a smaller figure peeking from behind a column. A tree is visible in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor with pen and brown ink over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 8 x 5.4 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.227

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 172 (color).

Wikidata ID

Q64633313

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