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John Milton
1741
illustration from The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain by Thomas Birch, published by John and Paul Knapton, London, 1741
Medium
engraving and etching
Measurements
35.6 × 22.2 cm (image) 37.7 × 24.1 cm (plate) 55.0 × 38.0 cm irreg. (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Hind p. 154; IFF 568 (Gravelot)
Inscription
printed (vertically) in ink (in image) u.l.: JOHN
printed (vertically) in ink (in image) u.r.: MILTON
printed in ink l.l.: In the Collection of the Right Hon: Arthur Onslow Esqr. (. under r) Speaker of the House of Commons.
printed in ink l.r.: J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1741. / Impensis I. & P. Knapton, Londini. 1741.
Accession Number
1278.245-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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