John Martin
1789-1854
Approach of the Archangel Michael
ca. 1824-1826
5 11/16 x 7 5/8 inches (144 x 193 mm)
Graphite, semigloss opaque paint and scratching, ruled with graphite and ink on board.
1976.17
Gift of Charles Ryskamp in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Thaw.
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Watermark: none.
Related to the artist's mezzotint illustration for John Milton's "Paradise Lost", Book XI, 11, 226ff.: "Eve, now expect great tidings which perhaps / Of us will soon determine, or impose / New laws to be observed: for I descry, / From yonder blazing cloud that veils the hill..."; used in editions of "Paradise Lost" in 1827, 1833, and 1853.
Related to the artist's mezzotint illustration for John Milton's "Paradise Lost", Book XI, 11, 226ff.: "Eve, now expect great tidings which perhaps / Of us will soon determine, or impose / New laws to be observed: for I descry, / From yonder blazing cloud that veils the hill..."; used in editions of "Paradise Lost" in 1827, 1833, and 1853.
Associated names
Ryskamp, Charles, former owner.
Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.
Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Eighteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975-1977. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978, p. 275-276.
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