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The Poetical Works of John Milton. With a Life of the Author by William Hayley.
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The Poetical Works of John Milton. With a Life of the Author by William Hayley.

Benjamin Smith (English, 1754–1833)
Peter Simon (English, 1750–1810)
Richard Earlom (English, 1743–1822)
Luigi Schiavonetti (Italian, 1765–1810)
William Satchwell Leney (American (England), 1769–1831)
John Ogborne (English, 1755–1837)
Thomas Kirk (English, 1765–1797)
C. W. Bestland (English, late 18th century)
William Nelson Gardiner (Irish, worked in England, 1766–1814)
Moses Haughton II (English, born about 1772)
Richard Westall (English, 1765–1836)
George Romney (English, 1734–1802)
George Vertue (English, 1684–1756)
Cornelis Jansen I (English, worked in Holland, 1593–1661/62)
John Milton (English, 1608–1674)
William Hayley (English, 1745–1820)
William Bulmer (English, 1757–1830)
John Boydell (English, 1719–1804)
Josiah (Joshua) Boydell (English, 1752–1817)
George Nicol (English, late 18th–early 19th century)
1794–97
Place of PublicationLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 32 engravings
DimensionsOverall (each vol. [depth varies]): 43.3 x 34 x 4 cm (17 1/16 x 13 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft
Accession numberBR1290.1-3
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
London: W. Bulmer, for John and Josiah Boydell, and George Nicol, 1794[-1797]
ProvenanceMrs. Mary Nicol (booklabel; according to dealer's note, she was "Alderman Boydell's daughter); Joseph Lilly, Bookseller (label inside bottom cover); Gardner Brewer (bookplate); Mrs. Arthur Croft, by whom bequeathed to MFA, 1901.