'John Milton and his two daughters' (Deborah Milton; Mary Milton; John Milton) Portrait Print
'John Milton and his two daughters' (Deborah Milton; Mary Milton; John Milton) NPG D38839
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by Benjamin Smith, published by John Boydell, published by Josiah Boydell, published by George Nicol, after George Romney
Milton famously lost his sight in 1651, before authoring his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). This depiction of the brooding poet dictating poetry to his daughters compounds the mythic association of blindness with inner vision and genius. Biographies of blind people in the nineteenth century frequently turned to Milton's poetry as evidence of the experience of blindness, frequently quoting his description of it as 'wisdom at one entrance quite shut out'.
Extra small 102mm x 153mm £6.00
Small 297mm x 210mm £15.00
Medium 483mm x 329mm £30.00
Large 590mm x 432mm £45.00
Extra large: 840mm x 612mm £75.00
Medium Canvas Shortest edge 297mm £35.00
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border, on the paper of your choice. Please note that dimensions listed above are for the paper size only.
The Photo paper has a semi-gloss finish, ideally suited to reproductions of photographs, while the Art paper has a matt textured surface that works particularly well for reproductions of drawings, etchings and some paintings.
If selecting a frame for Photo paper small or medium, please note that the frame is black, made from solid sustainable wood in the UK, and the dimensions are:
Small: Depth 23mm / Height 332mm / Width 245mm
Medium: Depth 23mm / Height 517mm / Width 362mm
