Paradise Lost

1802
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Paradise Lost
  • Author: John Milton (British, London 1608–1674 London)
  • Sitter: John Milton (British, London 1608–1674 London)
  • Illustrator: Henry Fuseli (Swiss, Zürich 1741–1825 London)
  • Illustrator: William Hamilton (British, London 1751–1801 London)
  • Engraver: Frontispiece by William Sharp (British, London 1749–1824 London)
  • Engraver: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
  • Engraver: William Bromley (British, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight 1769–1842)
  • Engraver: Anker Smith (British, London 1759–1819 London)
  • Engraver: James Fittler (British, London 1758–1835 Middlesex)
  • Engraver: James Neagle (British, London 1765–1822 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Printer: Thomas Bensley (British, baptised London 1759–1835)
  • Publisher: F. J. Du Roveray (London)
  • Date: 1802
  • Medium: Illustrations: engraving
  • Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (19 x 12 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1969
  • Object Number: 69.600.1(1–2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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