Milton Dictating to His Daughter
Preston O. Morton Memorial Purchase Fund for Older Paintings
Catalogue
- Year
- 1793
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 121.2 × 118.7 cm (47 3/4 × 46 3/4 in.); Framed: 142.9 × 130.5 cm (56 1/4 × 51 3/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Henry Fuseli
Artist
Painting
Henry Fuseli was a Swiss painter, draughtsman, and writer on art who spent much of his career in Britain.
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- Henry Fuseli
- Year
- 1793
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 121.2 × 118.7 cm (47 3/4 × 46 3/4 in.); Framed: 142.9 × 130.5 cm (56 1/4 × 51 3/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1793-000778
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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