Antique Staffordshire pottery bust of Milton late 18th century

Dated: 1780 Staffordshire England

Antique pottery bust in colored glazes in the Ralph Wood fashion of the English poet " John Milton".

Dimensions: 8.5 inches high

Current Condition: Professionally restored chip at back corner of socle base.

Literature: Re;Wikapedia ...John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written in blank verse. Milton's poetry and prose reflect deep personal convictions, a passion for freedom and self-determination, and the urgent issues and political turbulence of his day. Writing in English, Latin, Greek, and Italian, he achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebrated Areopagitica (1644)—written in condemnation of pre-publication censorship—is among history's most influential and impassioned defences of free speech and freedom of the press.

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