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Details
- Date
- 1824-1826
- Media category
- Materials used
- mezzotint with etching and drypoint
- Edition
- proof before lettering
- Dimensions
- 14.4 x 20.4 cm image; 19.9 x 27.0 cm platemark; 25.6 x 36.1 cm sheet (irreg.)
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Parramore Purchase Fund 2009
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 417.2009
- Copyright
- Artist information
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John Martin
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About
Ithuriel and Zephon, the two angels on the left, discovered Satan disguised as a toad, whispering evil thoughts to Eve whilst she lay sleeping. At the touch of Ithuriel’s spear, Satan is transformed into his natural shape.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Printmaking in the age of Romanticism, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 06 Aug 2009–25 Oct 2009
Grand Courts collection rehang, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Nov 2021–2023
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Michael Campbell, John Martin Visionary Printmaker, 1992, (illus.). CW 60
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