The Shepherd's Dream from Milton, Paradise Lost, I, 781ff
The Shepherd's Dream from Milton, Paradise Lost, I, 781ff

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The Shepherd's Dream from Milton, Paradise Lost, I, 781ff

Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825; born Zurich, Switzerland; died London, United Kingdom
x1948-991

Information

Title
The Shepherd's Dream from Milton, Paradise Lost, I, 781ff
Maker
Henry Fuseli
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, and oil paint over graphite with incised contours and squaring lines in pen and brown ink
Dimensions
36.7 x 51.8 cm. (14 7/16 x 20 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-991
Culture
British
Type
drawings, preparatory studies
Materials
laid paper, graphite, ink, oil paint, watercolor, gouache
Techniques
squaring (transferring technique), incising
Subject
figures (representations), shepherds, dreams

Dan Fellows Platt (1873-1937); bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1948.

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