Paradise Lost

1802
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Paradise Lost
  • Author: John Milton (British, London 1608–1674 London)
  • Author: Samuel Johnson (British, Lichfield, Staffordshire 1709–1784 London)
  • Sitter: John Milton (British, London 1608–1674 London)
  • Illustrator: Edward Francis Burney (British, Worcester 1760–1848 London)
  • Engraver: J. W. Rothwell (London)
  • Engraver: William Bromley (British, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight 1769–1842)
  • Engraver: James Neagle (British, London 1765–1822 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Engraver: Thomas Landseer (British, London 1795–1880 London)
  • Publisher: John Johnson (London)
  • Date: 1802
  • Medium: Illustrations: engraving
  • Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. (23.5 x 15 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
  • Object Number: 68.526.20
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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