H Beard Print Collection
1731
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1731
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1731 by George Vertue, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows John Milton in profile, wearing a loose collar and serious expression. He wrote "Paradise Lost," an epic poem about Adam and Eve. Milton went blind later in life, but kept working. Vertue made small engravings like this for books. He copied old portraits so people could see famous faces without original paintings. This one shows Milton as a serious thinker. Check out another print by Vertue, George at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A 1731 engraving by George Vertue depicts John Milton in profile, facing right, presented as Ioannes Miltonus.
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