The Blind Milton

Britische Grafik 1805–1819, c. 1817?

The image shows a woman sitting on a stone bench. She has one arm on the back of the bench and the other in her lap. She has long, wavy gray or silver hair and is wearing a dark blouse with a white ruffled collar and cuffs, along with a long pinkish skirt. There are flowers around her and in pots nearby. The background includes an architectural setting with detailed stonework and a smaller figure peeking from behind a column. A tree is visible in the distance.
Artist
Britische Grafik 1805–1819
Date
c. 1817?
Type
Drawing
Medium
watercolor with pen and brown ink over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
8 × 5.4 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows a woman sitting on a stone bench. She has one arm on the back of the bench and the other in her lap. She has long, wavy gray or silver hair and is wearing a dark blouse with a white ruffled collar and cuffs, along with a long pinkish skirt. There are flowers around her and in pots nearby. The background includes an architectural setting with detailed stonework and a smaller figure peeking from behind a column. A tree is visible in the distance.

Britische Grafik 1805–1819