Artist: Giovanni Battista Cipriani RA (1727 - 1785).
Title: O, Fair Britannia, Hail.
Signed, Numbered, Titled, and Dated: "O Fair Britannia Hail"; below the image: "Drawn and Etched MDCCLX by I.B.Cipriani a Florentine from a picture painted by himself in the possession of Thomas Hollis F.R and A.SS."
Dimensions: Sheet/image 11 1/2" x 8 3/8".
Publisher: Edited by Thomas Hollis. London: reprinted for A. Millar, 1761.
Edition: John Toland (1670-1722). The Life of John Milton ... with Amyntor or A Defense of Milton's Life.
Date: 1760.
Materials and Techniques: Etching and engraving on laid paper
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Thin patches to the upper edge verso. Trimmed to the image. The lower right corner creased. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1871,1111.786.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.