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Derby Figure of John Milton Holding a Scroll with a Verse from Paradise Lost, ca. 1780. Soft-pa ...
Figure of John Milton Holding a Scroll with a Verse from Paradise Lost
Derby Figure of John Milton Holding a Scroll with a Verse from Paradise Lost, ca. 1780. Soft-pa ...
Derby Figure of John Milton Holding a Scroll with a Verse from Paradise Lost, ca. 1780. Soft-paste porcelain. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Gift of Mrs. Charlotte Stout Hooker, 2008.DA.2.88

Figure of John Milton Holding a Scroll with a Verse from Paradise Lost

Manufacturer (English, ca. 1748 onward)
Dateca. 1780
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsHeight: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
ClassificationsPORCELAIN
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Gift of Mrs. Charlotte Stout Hooker
Object number2008.DA.2.88
DescriptionModel number 297, after the original bronzed plaster statue from a series of historical figures by John Cheere (1709-1787) of Hye Park Corner, ca. 1749. The figure is wearing traditional Puritan dress edged in gold and a rose lined cloak. The figure stands against a plinth relief-molded with the "Expulsion of Adam" and supporting an unfurled scroll inscribed with a verse from Paradise Lost. The figure stands on a gilt-edged chamfered rectangular base.
Status
Not on view
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