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Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books.

1688
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  • Title: Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books.
  • Author: John Milton (British, London 1608–1674 London)
  • Sitter: John Milton (British, London 1608–1674 London)
  • Engraver: Frontispiece by Robert White (British, London 1645–1703 London)
  • Artist: Frontispiece after William Faithorne the Elder (British, London ca. 1620–1691 London)
  • Engraver: Plates 1-3, 5-7, 9-12 engraved by Michael Burghers (Dutch, ca. 1647/8–1727)
  • Designer: Plates 3, 5-7, 9-11 designed by Sir John Baptiste de Medina (Belgian Flemish, Brussels 1659–1710 Edinburgh)
  • Designer: Plate 4 designed by Bernard Lens II (British, 1659/60–1725)
  • Engraver: Plate 4 engraved by Peter Paul Bouche (Flemish, ca. 1646–after 1693)
  • Draftsman: Plate 7 drawn by Sir John Baptiste de Medina (Belgian Flemish, Brussels 1659–1710 Edinburgh)
  • Publisher: Richard Bentley (British, ca. 1645–1697 London)
  • Publisher: Jacob Tonson, the Elder (British, London 1655–1736 Barn Elms, Surrey)
  • Printer: Miles Flesher (British, active 1682–87)
  • Date: 1688
  • Medium: Illustrations: engraving
  • Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 8 x 1 5/16 in. (32.1 x 20.3 x 3.3 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elsha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.558.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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