John Milton (1608-1674), Poet
Sitter associated with 70 portraits
Milton is regarded as one of the greatest English poets and a master of political pamphleteering. Forceful and idealistic, he served the Commonwealth as Latin Secretary but was arrested upon the restoration of Charles II. The tragic circumstances of his life - an unhappy marriage, the premature death of his second wife and his eventual blindness in 1652 - are reflected in the often despairing tone of his work. Milton is best known for his epics, Paradise Lost (1667), Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes (1671).
by and published for George Quinton, published by William Stevenson, sold by John Boydell, after Pieter van der Plas
stipple engraving, published 1 August 1797
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by Harding
watercolour and gouache, early 19th century
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by William Holl Sr, after William Faithorne
stipple engraving, published 1819
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by Henry Cousins, after Frederick Newenham
coloured mezzotint, mid 19th century
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by Carl August Deis, after Frederick Newenham
mezzotint, mid 19th century
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Unknown man called John Milton
by Charles William Sherborn, after Samuel Cooper
etching, 1883
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published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Samuel Cooper
etching, published 30 August 1883
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by George Vertue, after Jonathan Richardson, after a bust attributed to Edward Pearce
line engraving and etching, (circa 1660)
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by John Simon, sold by Thomas Bowles Sr, and sold by John Bowles, after Robert White
mezzotint, circa 1725-1750
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by Jonathan Richardson, after a portrait attributed to William Faithorne
etching, 1734
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by John Vandergucht, after William Faithorne
line engraving, published 1736
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, 1741
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, published 1741
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, 1741
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, 1741
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Milton's Cottage, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire
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Buckinghamshire
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