The council in hell: the fallen angels, persuaded by Satan, decide to pursue the battle against God. Etching by J. Ireland after W. Hogarth.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
Date:
1700-1799
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39220i
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John Milton, Paradise lost, begining of book II: Satan presiding over the infernal council in Pandaemonium

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[London]

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1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 13.1 x 7.5 cm

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Lettering

Wm. Hogarth inv.t. Jane Ireland sculp.t.

References note

R. Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works, 3 ed., London 1989, p. 245 [64a]

Reference

Wellcome Collection 39220i

Reproduction note

The original print was executed during Hogarth's period of book illustrating and was never published

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