‘DESIGNED & ENGRAVED BY J. MARTIN. BOOK 1. LINE 314’

– Mezzotint titled ‘Satan arousing the Fallen Angels’. Depicting Satan, majestic and defiant, summoning the fallen angels in the dark abyss of Hell. Swirling flames and cavernous depths surround the central figure atop a jagged rock.

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Description

Medium: Mezzotint on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 18 x 28 cm (7.09 x 11.02 inch). Image size: 15 x 21 cm. (5.91 x 8.27 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Toning from previous matting. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

JOHN MARTIN, PARADISE LOST, SATAN, FALLEN ANGELS, HELL, ROMANTICISM, 19TH CENTURY ART, MEZZOTINT, BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATION | EXPO-ENGLISH

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Paradise Lost of Milton, with illustrations by John Martin, published by Septimus Prowett, London, 1825.

Reference: V&A accession no. E.577-1968.

Biography engraver: John Martin (1789-1854), British Romantic painter and mezzotint engraver, known for dramatic Biblical landscapes and apocalyptic visions.