Lot Essay
This drawing illustrating Milton's Paradise Lost, Book 1, line 315, was engraved in 1794 for the Boydell's edition of The Works of John Milton
Details
Richard Westall, R.A. (1765-1836)
Satan exulting
inscribed on back of old mount 'Property of/Nicholas Innes-Pocock [?]'; pencil and watercolour
22¼ x 15¼in. (570 x 392mm.)
Satan exulting
inscribed on back of old mount 'Property of/Nicholas Innes-Pocock [?]'; pencil and watercolour
22¼ x 15¼in. (570 x 392mm.)
Provenance
Nicholas Innes-Pocock?
Engraved
F.P. Simon for J. & J. Boydell 4 June 1794