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This painting by Swiss artist Henry Fuseli depicts 17th-century English poet John Milton, who became blind in his 40s, dictating his epic poem Paradise Lost. His daughter transcribes his words while another woman listens intently as she sews. A forerunner of the Romantic Movement, Fuseli created drama through chromatic contrast. A cool light illuminates the rosy-cheeked women and casts deep shadows around Milton’s ghostly figure and face. Fuseli created this painting for his Milton Gallery, a self-run enterprise that showcased the artist’s Milton-inspired works. While this entrepreneurial venture failed commercially, it raised Fuseli’s prestige and visibility as an artist.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 118 × 121 Cm |
| Tags | familieschairheaddressesmanred (color)sewingwomenwriting |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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John Knowles, The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Esq., M.A., R.A., vol. 1
John Knowles, The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Esq., M.A., R.A., vol. 1 (London, 1831), p. 221.
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his estate
his estate
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London, Christie’s Great Rooms, The Milton Gallery, 1799–1800, no. 40.
London, Christie’s Great Rooms, The Milton Gallery, 1799–1800, no. 40.
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Kunstmuseum Basel, Fuseli. Drama and Theatre, October 20, 2018-February 17, 2019.
Kunstmuseum Basel, Fuseli. Drama and Theatre, October 20, 2018-February 17, 2019.
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Franziska Lentzsch, "Londoner Theater" in Füssli: The Wild Swiss, exh. cat.
Franziska Lentzsch, "Londoner Theater" in Füssli: The Wild Swiss, exh. cat. (Kunsthaus Zurich, 2005), pp. 223, 229, ill.
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Zurich, Kunsthaus Zurich, Füssli: The Wild Swiss, October 14, 2005- January 8, 2006, no. 185.
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zurich, Füssli: The Wild Swiss, October 14, 2005- January 8, 2006, no. 185.
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Arline Meyer, “Parnassus from the foothills: The Royal Academy viewed by Thomas Rowlandson and John Wolcot
Arline Meyer, “Parnassus from the foothills: The Royal Academy viewed by Thomas Rowlandson and John Wolcot (Peter Pindar),” The British Art Journal 3, 2 (2002), p. 36, fig. 6.
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David Irwin, “Fuseli’s Milton Gallery: Unpublished Letters,” Burlington Magazine 101
David Irwin, “Fuseli’s Milton Gallery: Unpublished Letters,” Burlington Magazine 101 (1959), p. 436 n. 1.
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Hugh Macandrew, “Henry Fuseli and William Roscoe,” Liverpool Libraries, Museums, and Arts Committee Bulletin 8
Hugh Macandrew, “Henry Fuseli and William Roscoe,” Liverpool Libraries, Museums, and Arts Committee Bulletin 8 (1959–60), p. 47.
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private collection of Léon Bollag (d....
private collection of Léon Bollag (d. 1958), Zurich
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sold in London to Galerie Bollag, Zurich, March 10, 1932 [according to letter of Max Bollag cited above and another of December 15, 1993]
sold in London to Galerie Bollag, Zurich, March 10, 1932 [according to letter of Max Bollag cited above and another of December 15, 1993]
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offered for sale, G....
offered for sale, G. and L. Bollag, Zurich, March 28, 1930, no. 56, pl. VII, bought in [letter of January 24, 1994 from Max Bollag to Malcolm Warner in curatorial file]
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Arnold Federman, Johann Heinrich Füssli: Dichter und Maler, 1741–1825
Arnold Federman, Johann Heinrich Füssli: Dichter und Maler, 1741–1825 (Zurich and Leipzig, 1927), p. 172.
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sold by Roscoe before August 20, 1802, possibly to John Stuart, 1st marquess of Bute (d....
sold by Roscoe before August 20, 1802, possibly to John Stuart, 1st marquess of Bute (d. 1814) [see Weinglass 1982, p. 250 for the sale of this and three other paintings, and Warner 1996, p. 219 n. 4 for the likelihood that Bute was the buyer]. In the possession of his grandson, John Crighton-Stuart, 2nd marquess of Bute, by 1831 [Knowles 1831, vol. 1, p. 221 lists Bute as the owner of this painting]. Ernest Permain, London, 1930, possibly on consignment
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Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Johann Heinrich Füssli. Das verlorene Paradies, September 27, 1997–January 11, 1998, cat. 85.
Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Johann Heinrich Füssli. Das verlorene Paradies, September 27, 1997–January 11, 1998, cat. 85.
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Christoph Becker, Johann Heinrich Füssli. Das verlorene Paradies, exh. cat., Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, 1997, pp. 64-66, 68, no. 85.
Christoph Becker, Johann Heinrich Füssli. Das verlorene Paradies, exh. cat., Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, 1997, pp. 64-66, 68, no. 85.
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Judith Pascoe, Romantic Theatricality: Gender, Poetry, and Spectatorship
Judith Pascoe, Romantic Theatricality: Gender, Poetry, and Spectatorship (Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, 1997). pp. 200–04, fig. 17.
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Malcolm Warner in Susan Wise and Malcolm Warner, French and British Paintings from 1600 to 1800 in The Art Institute of Chicago. A Catalogue of the Collection
Malcolm Warner in Susan Wise and Malcolm Warner, French and British Paintings from 1600 to 1800 in The Art Institute of Chicago. A Catalogue of the Collection (Chicago, 1996), pp. 214–20, ill.
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David H. Weinglass, Prints and Engraved Illustrations by and after Henry Fuseli: A Catalogue Raisonné
David H. Weinglass, Prints and Engraved Illustrations by and after Henry Fuseli: A Catalogue Raisonné (Aldershot, England, and Brookfield, Vt., 1994), p. 310, under no. 264.
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Gloria Groom, “Art Illustration, and Enterprise in Late Eighteenth-Century English Art: A Painting by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 18
Gloria Groom, “Art Illustration, and Enterprise in Late Eighteenth-Century English Art: A Painting by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 18 (1992), p. 129, fig. 6.
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Peter Tomory, “Henry Fuseli’s Milton When a Youth,” Art Bulletin of Victoria 27
Peter Tomory, “Henry Fuseli’s Milton When a Youth,” Art Bulletin of Victoria 27 (1986), p. 27.
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Sent by the artist to William Roscoe, Liverpool, in 1800, apparently in exchange for funds already advanced by Roscoe [Weinglass 1982, pp....
Sent by the artist to William Roscoe, Liverpool, in 1800, apparently in exchange for funds already advanced by Roscoe [Weinglass 1982, pp. 217-18, 224]
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David H. Weinglass, ed., The Collected English Letters of Henry Fuseli
David H. Weinglass, ed., The Collected English Letters of Henry Fuseli (Millwood, N.Y., 1982), pp. 117, 127, 155, 167–68, 213, 217–18, 224, 250.
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“La Chronique des arts,” Gazette des Beaux-Arts 6th ser., 83
“La Chronique des arts,” Gazette des Beaux-Arts 6th ser., 83 (1974), p. 131, fig. 419.
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John David Farmer, “Henry Fuseli, Milton, and English Romanticism,” Bulletin of The Art Institute of Chicago 68, 4
John David Farmer, “Henry Fuseli, Milton, and English Romanticism,” Bulletin of The Art Institute of Chicago 68, 4 (1974), pp. 14–19, ill.
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Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin, John Milton, Related Art, 1974 (no cat.).
Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin, John Milton, Related Art, 1974 (no cat.).
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sold by him to E....
sold by him to E. V. Thaw and Co., New York, by February 1973
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sold to the Art Institute, 1973.
sold to the Art Institute, 1973.
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Gert Schiff, Johann Heinrich Füssli, 1741–1851
Gert Schiff, Johann Heinrich Füssli, 1741–1851 (Zurich and Munich, 1973), vol. 1, pp. 166, 177, 221–23, 524, no. 921, p. 542; vol. 2, fig. 921.
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Marcia R. Pointon, Milton and English Art
Marcia R. Pointon, Milton and English Art (Toronto, 1970), pp. 251–52, 260.
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Zurich, Kunsthaus, Johann Heinrich Füssli, 1741–1825, 1969, no. 52.
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Johann Heinrich Füssli, 1741–1825, 1969, no. 52.
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then, from 1968, his son Max Bollag, Zurich [according to letters cited above]
then, from 1968, his son Max Bollag, Zurich [according to letters cited above]
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Gert Schiff, Johann Heinrich Füsslis Milton-Galerie, Schweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaft Zürich, Schriften Nr. 5
Gert Schiff, Johann Heinrich Füsslis Milton-Galerie, Schweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaft Zürich, Schriften Nr. 5 (Zurich and Struttgart, 1963), pp. 13, 18, 20, 108–11, 113 (ill.), 116, 139, 158, no. 40.
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Hugh Macandrew, “Selected Letters from the Correspondence of Henry Fuseli and William Roscoe,” Gazette des Beaux-Arts 6th ser., 62
Hugh Macandrew, “Selected Letters from the Correspondence of Henry Fuseli and William Roscoe,” Gazette des Beaux-Arts 6th ser., 62 (1963), pp. 210, 215, 225.
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