by-nc

The Fall of Satan

Maker

(artist)
1757-1827

(engraver)
1757-1827

Title

The Fall of Satan

Date of Production

executed :

Medium

medium : material : ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 20 cm
Width: 16.4 cm

Accession Number

G.1951.XX.1.17

Mode of Acquisition

Jungawalla, gift, 1951

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords













Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : printed : upper right hand corner & recto : numbered : 16.

Inscription: inscription : printed : upper centre margin & recto : : Hell is naked before him [ampersand] Destruction has no covering //

Inscription: inscription : printed : left hand margin & recto : running vertically up page : Canst thou by searching find out God Canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection / The Accuser of our Brethren is Cast down / which accused them before our God day [ampersand] night //

Inscription: inscription : printed : right hand margin & recto : running vertically down page : It is higher than Heaven what canst thou know / The Prince of this World shall be cast out. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : Thou hast fulfilled the Judgment of the Wicked / Evenm the Devils are Subject to Us thro thy Name. Jesus said unto them. I saw Sataon as lightning fall from Heaven / God hath chosen the foolish things of the World to confound the wise / And God hath chosen the weak things of the World to confound the things that are mighty //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right margin & recto : : WBlake inv [ampersand] sculp //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right margin & recto : inscription very faint : London Published as the Act directs March 8[colon] 1825 by William Blake No3 Fountain Court, Strand //

Information on this object may be incomplete and will be updated as research progresses. We are particularly committed to addressing any discriminatory or offensive language and ideas that might be present in our records. To help improve this record, and to enquire about images of The Courtauld Gallery Collection, please email gallery.collectionsonline@courtauld.ac.ukFind out more about using and licensing our images.

____________________________

Buy a print from our collection