Antique Master Print-PARADISE-LOST-PANDEMONIUM-HELL-SATAN-John Martin-1827

‘DESIGNED & ENGRAVED BY J. MARTIN ESQ. BOOK 1. LINE 710.’

– Mezzotint titled ‘Pandemonium’. A powerful image of Pandemonium, the infernal palace of Satan, rendered in monumental scale. The architecture evokes a hellish grandeur, with winged figures emerging from the burning lake and vast colonnades.

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, PANDEMONIUM, SATAN, PARADISE LOST, MILTON, ROMANTIC PRINT, MEZZOTINT, 19TH CENTURY, BIBLICAL INFERNO, APOCALYPTIC ARCHITECTURE | EXPO-ENGLISH

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Paradise Lost of Milton, with illustrations by John Martin, published by Septimus Prowett, London, 1827.

Reference: V&A accession no. E.602-1968.

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