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Antique Master Print-PARADISE-LOST-EVES-DREAM-SATAN-AROUSED-John Martin-1826

Print

‘DESIGNED & ENGRAVED BY J. MARTIN ESQR. BOOK 5. LINE 813.’

– Mezzotint titled ‘Eve’s Dream – Satan aroused’. A dramatic vision in which Eve, shown asleep, is watched over by three angelic figures, as Satan rises with fiery determination. The dark background emphasizes the spiritual tension of Eve’s prophetic nightmare.

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Description

Medium: Mezzotint on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 28 x 18 cm (11.02 x 7.09 inch). Image size: 21 x 15 cm. (8.27 x 5.91 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, EVE, SATAN, PARADISE LOST, MILTON, ROMANTIC PRINT, MEZZOTINT, BIBLICAL DREAM, 19TH CENTURY, VISIONARY ART | EXPO-ENGLISH

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Paradise Lost of Milton, with illustrations by John Martin, published by Septimus Prowett, London, 1826.

Reference: V&A accession no. E.592-1968.

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

Additional information

Dimensions 18 × 28 × 1 cm

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