William Blake
1757-1827
Milton. Old Age
6 1/4 x 4 15/16 inches (159 x 125 mm)
Watercolor over graphite on paper.
1949.4:12
Purchased with the assistance of the Fellows with the special support of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne and Mr. Paul Mellon.
Notes
The sixth of six illustrations for Milton's "Il Penseroso".
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed in pen and ink at lower left, "W. Blake inv."
Associated names
Illustrations for (work): Milton, John, 1608-1674. Penseroso.
Butts, Thomas, 1759-1846, former owner.
Butts, Thomas, 1788-1862, former owner.
Milnes, Richard Monckton, Baron Houghton, 1809-1885, former owner.
Crewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, Marquis of, 1858-1945, former owner.
Perry, Marsden J. (Marsden Jasiel), 1850-1937, former owner.
White, William Augustus, 1843-1927, former owner.
White, Alfred Tredway, 1846-1921, former owner.
Van Sinderen, Annie Jean, 1888-1968, former owner.
Van Sinderen, Adrian, 1887-1963, former owner.
Thorne, Julia Loomis, 1890-1974, donor.
Mellon, Paul, donor.
Butts, Thomas, 1759-1846, former owner.
Butts, Thomas, 1788-1862, former owner.
Milnes, Richard Monckton, Baron Houghton, 1809-1885, former owner.
Crewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, Marquis of, 1858-1945, former owner.
Perry, Marsden J. (Marsden Jasiel), 1850-1937, former owner.
White, William Augustus, 1843-1927, former owner.
White, Alfred Tredway, 1846-1921, former owner.
Van Sinderen, Annie Jean, 1888-1968, former owner.
Van Sinderen, Adrian, 1887-1963, former owner.
Thorne, Julia Loomis, 1890-1974, donor.
Mellon, Paul, donor.
Bibliography
Adams, Frederick B., Jr. First Annual Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1950, p. 56-60.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 132.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 132.
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