Drawings and etchings, 1709-ca. 1818.

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Drawings and etchings, 1709-ca. 1818.

Contains drawings and etchings by Cipriani with annotations and lists by Thomas Hollis and John Disney. Includes portraits of John Milton and other people, and drawings for coins, medals, and cameos. Also contains a few etchings by other 18th century artists. The works were commissioned by Thomas Hollis.

2 v. (1 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6766302

Houghton Library

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Disney, John, 1779-1857

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Antiquary who published a catalog of his collection, "Museum Disneianum," from 1846 to 1849. He gave the collection to Cambridge University, where he had founded the chair of archaeology and where he held an LLD. He was a fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Disney papers, 1798-1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81345075 From the description of Disney papers, 1798-1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702146846 Epithet: FRS British Libra...

Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1727-1785

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Cipriani was an Italian painter and engraver who worked in England. From the description of Drawings and etchings, 1709-ca. 1818. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122564097 From the guide to the Drawings and etchings, 1709-ca. 1818., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

Milton, John, 1608-1674

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English poet. From the description of Documents relating to Kensington mortgage, 1651-1700. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122475458 Epithet: poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x00012e John Milton (1608-1674), the poet. For fuller details of his life and achievements see the Dictionary of National Biography. From the guide to the English translat...

Hollis, Thomas, 1720-1774

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Thomas Hollis was a British literary editor and early donor to the Harvard College Library. Timothy Hollis was his relative. From the guide to the Correspondence with Timothy Hollis, 1770-1779., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Thomas Hollis was a British literary editor and early donor to the Harvard College Library. From the description of Correspondence with Timothy Hollis, 1770-1779. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122...