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Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books. The Fifth Edition, Adorn'd with Sculptures.
Illustrated by: Bernard Lens I (English, about 1631–1708)
Illustrated by: John Baptist Medina (Flemish (worked in England and Scotland), 1655–1710)
Illustrated by: Henry Aldrich (English, 1647–1710)
Engraved by: Michael Burghers (Dutch (worked in England), active 1676–1723)
Engraved by: Peter Paul Bouché (Flemish, worked in England, born about 1646)
Engraved by: Robert White (English, 1645–1703)
Author: John Milton (English, 1608–1674)
Publisher: Richard Bently (English, died in 1697)
Publisher: Jacob Tonson (English, 1656?–1736)
Illustrated by: John Baptist Medina (Flemish (worked in England and Scotland), 1655–1710)
Illustrated by: Henry Aldrich (English, 1647–1710)
Engraved by: Michael Burghers (Dutch (worked in England), active 1676–1723)
Engraved by: Peter Paul Bouché (Flemish, worked in England, born about 1646)
Engraved by: Robert White (English, 1645–1703)
Author: John Milton (English, 1608–1674)
Publisher: Richard Bently (English, died in 1697)
Publisher: Jacob Tonson (English, 1656?–1736)
1691
Place of Publication: London, England
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with thirteen engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 32.3 x 20.7 x 3.3 cm (12 11/16 x 8 1/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow in honor of Alan Shestack
Accession Number1993.717
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
London: Richard Bently and Jacob Tonson, 1691
Catalogue Raisonné
Wing M2149; Hofer, Baroque Book Illustration, 16
Description(London: Richard Bently and Jacob Tonson, 1691) Quarto; 183 leaves; modern blind-stamped light brown calf, dark red gilt-stamped labels.
Portrait of author, frontispiece illustrations to each book of Milton's poem
Portrait of author, frontispiece illustrations to each book of Milton's poem
ProvenanceArthur and Charlotte Vershbow, by whom given to MFA, November 17, 1993.