John Milton, Age 21

George Vertue|John Milton

1747 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

Shown aged twenty-one, the poet wears a ruff and is surrounded by an elaborate frame. Below, busts of Homer and Virgil sit over a poem by Dryden. Created as the frontispiece for a volume published by George Vertue in 1731, this is a 1747 reissue with the poem added. The image derives from an anonymous oil portrait now at the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Artist

George Vertue|John Milton

Date

1747

Medium

Engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Louise Bechtel, 1958