Paradise Lost

Creator

Date

1688

Identifier

De Beer Ec 1688 M

Type

Publisher

London: Printed by Miles Flesher for Richard Bently

Abstract

This is the first illustrated edition of John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost. Produced in folio format for the first time, and ‘adorn’d with sculptures’, the publisher no doubt wanted to make a ‘splash’ for one of England’s greatest poets. William Faithorne (1616-1691) was a painter who had done portraits of notables such as Oliver Cromwell, Queen Catherine, Cardinal Richelieu, and Thomas Hobbes. Previously used for the History of Britain (1670), his more kindly portrait of Milton (1608-1674) was re-worked by Richard White, a prolific English engraver.

Files

Cabinet 13-Milton.jpg

Citation

John Milton, “Paradise Lost,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/10696.