{"id":6478,"date":"2013-11-13T16:53:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T16:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britishportraits.org.uk\/?page_id=6478"},"modified":"2013-11-19T14:42:04","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T14:42:04","slug":"case-study-3-john-milton-by-unknown-artist-c-1629","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.britishportraits.org.uk\/resources\/toolkits\/how-to-research-a-portrait-or-portrait-collection\/case-studies\/case-study-3-john-milton-by-unknown-artist-c-1629\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study 3:  John Milton by unknown artist c.1629"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This example demonstrates the value of expert knowledge in identifying a well-documented portrait obscured by varnish and over painting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The portrait of Milton as an undergraduate (NPG, 4222), which is recorded in the collection of Milton&#8217;s widow, disappeared in the early nineteenth-century when it was sold from the collection of Speaker Onslow. 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