A patinated bronze bust of John Milton after John Cheere (1709-1787), cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, late 19th century
A patinated bronze bust of John Milton after John Cheere (1709-1787), cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, late 19th century, portrayed facing forward and with loose curls, draped surrounding the truncation, above a waisted circular socle and further square section plinth, inscribed F.BARBEDIENNE.FONDEUR. and bearing a A. Collas Reduction Mecanique stamp to the rear, 28cm high, 20cm wide
The present portrait is after a circa 1750 bust attributed to Cheere at the Wren Library, Cambridge. This model was, in turn, likely based on the 17th century model by Rysbrack which graces Milton's grave monument at Westminster Abbey
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A patinated bronze bust of John Milton after John Cheere (1709-1787), cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, late 19th century, portrayed facing forward and with loose curls, draped surrounding the truncation, above a waisted circular socle and further square section plinth, inscribed F.BARBEDIENNE.FONDEUR. and bearing a A. Collas Reduction Mecanique stamp to the rear, 28cm high, 20cm wide
The present portrait is after a circa 1750 bust attributed to Cheere at the Wren Library, Cambridge. This model was, in turn, likely based on the 17th century model by Rysbrack which graces Milton's grave monument at Westminster Abbey
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