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The Angels Guarding Paradise at Night

Maker

(artist)
1789-1854

(engraver)
1789-1854

(publisher)
active 1822-1827 (Life dates)

(printer)

Title

The Angels Guarding Paradise at Night

Date of Production

1824 - 1826

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 19.5 cm
Width: 27.9 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5068.16

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Related Works

Illustrations to 'Paradise Lost' and the Bible

Label Text

John Martin’s mezzotint production was one of the most ambitious print publishing enterprises of the nineteenth century. The reputation of this visionary artist was founded on the striking use of the medium for his Paradise Lost series. He depicted Milton’s epic poem as a battle between the forces of darkness and light, his Sublime imagery greatly enhanced by the rich tonal effects that mezzotint allowed. Issued in bound volumes, this small plate series was immensely influential.

Notes

Part of a series of biblical scenes produced by Martin. This print illustrates book 4, line 866 of Milton's Paradise Lost. Plate 12 from the first edition (large plate), commissioned in 1823/24, plates issued over 12 months in separate parts in 1825, then in 1826/27 as a volume.

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

Purpose and Process: British and French Printmaking 1600 - 1900, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 14/05/2014-20/06/2014

Inscriptions

Inscription: recto: lower centre: Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r / Book 4, line 866 / London Published by Septimus Prowett 23 ,Old Bond Sreet, 1826.

Inscription: recto: lower right: PROO[cut off] / Printed by J. Lahee.

Inscription: verso: lower right, stamped: WITT / LIBRARY

Inscription: inscription : manuscript pencil : upper right & verso : later Witt inscription : C.I. Neg no. 629/53(22) //

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