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The Paradise Lost of John Milton with Illustrations by John Martin
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The Paradise Lost of John Milton with Illustrations by John Martin

John Martin | John Milton | Charles Whittingham [the younger] | Septimus Prowett | Chatfield & Coleman

1846

Medium

Illustrations: mezzotint

Tags

LandscapesAdamEveSnakes

Dimensions

15 1/2 x 12 1/16 x 2 7/16 in. (39.3 x 30.7 x 6.2 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949

Classification

Books

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About John Martin

1789–1854 • United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandKingdom of Great BritainUnited Kingdom

Instrumental in the formation of the Society of British Artists. Painted large compositions of biblical and historical subjects. Comment on works: History; Landscapes

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