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Walter Scott Image Collection
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0030461
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Shelfmark:
Corson P.7085
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Corson P.7085
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Title:
John Milton: From a Miniature of the Same Size by Faithorne, Anno 1667; in the Possession of William Falconer Esq.
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John Milton: From a Miniature of the Same Size by Faithorne, Anno 1667; in the Possession of William Falconer Esq.
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Engraved portrait of John Milton by T. Woolnoth after W. Faithorne
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Engraved portrait of John Milton by T. Woolnoth after W. Faithorne
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Creator:
Faithorne, William
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Faithorne, William
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Artist
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Associate Creator:
Woolnoth, Thomas A.
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Woolnoth, Thomas A.
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Engraver
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Date:
1853
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1853
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Description:
Engraved oval portrait of English poet John Milton (1608-1674). Walter Scott was familiar with the works of Milton from early childhood. Alison Cockburn, a distant relative of Scott's mother, recorded her astonishment at the six-year-old Scott's precocity. When she asked his opinion of Milton, Scott expressed puzzlement that the newly-created Adam should know everything. She satisfied him with the reply that he was created perfect by God (quoted in J. G. Lockhart's Memoir of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.). Later, in the Introduction to Canto I of Marmion (1808), Scott cited Milton among the 'mightiest chiefs of British song' who did not disdain chivalrous or romantic legends: 'They gleam through Spenser's elfin dream, | And mix in Milton's heavenly theme' (lines 273-74).
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Engraved oval portrait of English poet John Milton (1608-1674). Walter Scott was familiar with the works of Milton from early childhood. Alison Cockburn, a distant relative of Scott's mother, recorded her astonishment at the six-year-old Scott's precocity. When she asked his opinion of Milton, Scott expressed puzzlement that the newly-created Adam should know everything. She satisfied him with the reply that he was created perfect by God (quoted in J. G. Lockhart's Memoir of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.). Later, in the Introduction to Canto I of Marmion (1808), Scott cited Milton among the 'mightiest chiefs of British song' who did not disdain chivalrous or romantic legends: 'They gleam through Spenser's elfin dream, | And mix in Milton's heavenly theme' (lines 273-74).
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Engraving
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Engraving
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Measurement:
18.3 x 26.7cm (7 3/16 x 10 1/2")
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18.3 x 26.7cm (7 3/16 x 10 1/2")
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Material:
Ink
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Material:
Paper
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Technique:
Engraving
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Engraving
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Location:
TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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Repository:
Corson Collection
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Corson Collection
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Source:
The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets. Vol. II. London: Wm. S. Orr & Co, 1853
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The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets. Vol. II. London: Wm. S. Orr & Co, 1853
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Subject Person:
Milton, John
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Milton, John
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Subject Person:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Category:
Books and reading
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Books and reading
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Subject Category:
Portraits
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Related Work Title:
Marmion; a Tale of Flodden Field
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Marmion; a Tale of Flodden Field
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Related Work Creator:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Repro File Type:
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Repro Capture Date:
20/04/2012 12:15:00
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20/04/2012 12:15:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
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© The University of Edinburgh
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