John Milton, Poet - Original 1785 Engraving by Goldar - Rapin
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Original 1785 burin engraving with the portrait of John Milton (1608-1674), the English poet who wrote Paradise Lost and a servant of the Commonwealth under Cromwell. It was cut by John Goldar for Harrison's edition of Rapin de Thoyras's History of England.
Original 1785 burin engraving with the portrait of John Milton (1608-1674), the English poet who wrote Paradise Lost and a servant of the Commonwealth under Cromwell. It was cut by John Goldar for Harrison's edition of Rapin de Thoyras's History of England.
The inscription at the foot states that the original canvas belonged to the collection of Arthur Onslow, for more than thirty years Speaker of the House of Commons and a great collector of his day. At the head, the caption London: Engrav'd for Harrison's Editions of Rapin.
Medium: Copper engraving (burin).
Engraver: John Goldar (Oxford, 1729 - London, 1795).
Date: 28 May 1785.
Source: Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England, London.
Dimensions: Plate mark 11.4 x 7.9 in (29 x 20 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with wide margins. It has foxing and rust spots of the period spread above all over the margins, as can be seen in the photograph.
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Original 1785 burin engraving with the portrait of John Milton (1608-1674), the English poet who wrote Paradise Lost and a servant of the Commonwealth under Cromwell. It was cut by John Goldar for Harrison's edition of Rapin de Thoyras's History of England.