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Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

(English, 1608–1674)
(English, 1789–1854)
(British (born in the United States), 1820s–1830s)
(English)
1827
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book, letterpress with mezzotints
DimensionsOverall: 38 × 29 × 6.5 cm (14 15/16 × 11 7/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Eliza E. Rathbone in memory of Euretta and Perry Rathbone
Accession number2018.3728
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
InscriptionsInside front cover, pen-and-ink: "Clement R. Waldron, Esq./The White House.../Nov.1897..."
ProvenanceNovember 1897, Clement Richards Waldron (b. 1855/1856 – d. 1921), Llandaff, Wales. December 6, 2000, anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, London, lot 28, to Eliza E. Rathbone, Washington, DC and Rockport, MA; 2018, year-end gift of Eliza Rathbone to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 20, 2019)


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Angles
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Wolfgang Gäfgen
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