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 Unknown artist
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1629
On display in Room 6 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4222
after a bust attributed to Edward Pearce
plaster cast of bust, (circa 1660)
NPG 2102
by Horace Montford, after a bust attributed to Edward Pearce
plaster cast of bust, (circa 1660)
NPG 1396
by Unknown artist
marble bust, posthumous
On display at National Media Museum, Bradford
NPG 3781
by William Marshall
line engraving, published 1645
NPG D5262
after William Faithorne
line engraving, (1670)
NPG D22861
by Walter Dolle
line engraving, published 1672
NPG D30105
by Robert White
line engraving, published 1695
NPG D30107
by William Faithorne
line engraving, published 1698
NPG D22860
possibly by George Vertue
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D30103
by David Coster
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D30104
by Unknown artist
wax seal impression, 18th century?
NPG D42248
by C. Widder, after Peter Vandyke
line engraving, 18th century
NPG D16769
by George Vertue, after William Faithorne
engraving, published 1720
NPG D23543
by John Simon, after William Faithorne
mezzotint, circa 1725-1750
NPG D30102
by George Vertue, after William Faithorne
line engraving, 1725
NPG D30109
Milton's Cottage, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire
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