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Rout of Comus and his Band
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1802-1873
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1802-1897
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wove paper
etching and engraving
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Width: 31.7 cm
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Inscription: J. C. ARMYTAGE, SCULP.T //
Inscription: ROUT OF COMUS AND HIS BAND. / LONDON, VIRTUE & Co. LIMITED. //
Inscription: T.O. /
Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //
Label: ROUT OF COMUS. / THE original of this engraving is the finished sketch for one of the frescoes / in the Pavilion in the grounds of Buckingham Palace: it was bequeathed / to the nation by Mr. Jacob Bell, and is now at South Kensington. / The scene is taken from Milton's poem, "Comus, a Masque" - we are / familiar with the word as being that from which "comedy" is derived. Comus, / according to Milton, was an enchanter, who changed into monsters the travellers / through the wood in which he took up his abode. An unfortunate lady has fallen into / his hands, but he has in vain tried to induce her to drink of his enchanted cup. Her / two brothers, who have long been seeking her, at this moment rush in with drawn / swords, and put to rout the motley crew. Comus with his wand is conspicuous in the / foreground; what was once a woman is trying to arrest his flight. The picture will / be best understood after reading the scene in Milton. //
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