Scene Illustration: Milton's 'L'Allegro'

Print made by Benjamin Fawcett, 1808–1893, British, Scene Illustration: Milton's 'L'Allegro', between 1860 and 1885

Creator:

Print made by Benjamin Fawcett, 1808–1893
after A. F. Lydon, 1836–1914
after John Leighton, 1822–1912
Printed by George Cargill Leighton, 1826–1895

Title:

Scene Illustration: Milton's 'L'Allegro'

Additional Title(s):

"Till the live-long daylight fail; Then to the spicy nut-brown ale."

Part Of:

Collective Title: Gems from the Poets

Date:

between 1860 and 1885

Medium:

Wood-engraving, printed in color with additional hand-coloring on moderately thick, smooth, cream card

Dimensions:

Sheet: 6 13/16 x 9 3/4 inches (17.3 x 24.8 cm), Image: 4 1/2 x 6 7/8 inches (11.5 x 17.5 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper left: "MHD | £42"; upper right: "159 (circled)"; center: "L'Allegro. | Milton. | F. Lydon B. Fawcett | G.B.L. [...] G. b. Leighton"

Marked with imprint, lower right: "4 Red Lion Square, London | G. C. L. | Chromatic Printer (image of belt circles text)"

Lettered, lower left inside image: "F. LYDON Del."; lower center: "Till the live-long daylight fail; | Then to the spicy nut-brown ale."; lower right inside image: "B. Fawcett"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.10705

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

Associated People:

Milton, John (1608–1674), poet and polemicist

Access:

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:28933

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