Comus. A Mask

1858
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Comus. A Mask
  • Author: John Milton (British, London 1608–1674 London)
  • Author: Introduction by Henry Lawes (British, Dinton, Wiltshire, baptised 1596–1662 London)
  • Illustrator: Frederick Richard Pickersgill (British, London 1820–1900 Yarmouth, Isle of Wight)
  • Illustrator: Edward Henry Corbould (British, London 1815–1905 London)
  • Illustrator: Myles Birket Foster (British, North Shields, Northumberland 1825–1899 Weybridge, Surrey)
  • Illustrator: Harrison William Weir (British, Lewes 1824–1906 Appledore, Kent)
  • Engraver: Dalziel Brothers (British, active 1839–93)
  • Publisher: George Routledge & Co. (London and New York)
  • Printer: Richard Clay (London)
  • Binder: W. Bone & Son (London)
  • Date: 1858
  • Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving
  • Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (20.6 x 15.6 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.802.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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