Reference code
FU/4/1
Title
Printed catalogue: Milton Gallery. A Catalogue of the First Series of Pictures and Sketches, from the Poetic Works of John Milton. By Henry Fuseli, R. A., London.
Date
[1799]
Level
Item
Extent & medium
2 pieces, 22pp. and [incomplete] 18pp.
Historical Background
Fuseli's Milton Gallery opened on 20 May 1799. It closed in its second season, after four months of disappointment, on 18 July 1800. The Greek quotation on the title page is from Plato's Crito, 54d, and means "the sound of these words is humming in my ears, and prevents me from hearing any others."
Content Description
An annotated copy, including details of ownership of works; and a second [unannotated] incomplete copy.
Physical Characteristics
Very fragile; pages detached.