The Prayer, Adam and Eve - Original Engraving - Milton's Paradise Lost
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An original steel engraving titled "La priere": Adam, his arm raised towards heaven, and Eve kneeling beside him, among rose bushes and great leaves in the earthly paradise. Engraved by Geille and Charles Lalaisse for the French edition of Milton's Paradise Lost.
An original steel engraving titled "La priere": Adam, his arm raised towards heaven, and Eve kneeling beside him, among rose bushes and great leaves in the earthly paradise. Engraved by Geille and Charles Lalaisse for the French edition of Milton's Paradise Lost.
The edition, with Chateaubriand's translation, was published in Paris with a body of large steel engravings, of which this is one, devoted to the chief moments of the poem.
Medium: steel engraving on paper
Engraver: Geille and Charles Lalaisse
Source: Le Paradis perdu by John Milton, Chateaubriand translation, Paris
Dimensions: Image 9.2 x 12.4 in (23.4 x 31.5 cm); Sheet 12.6 x 16.9 in (32 x 43 cm)
Condition: fair; wide margins with foxing at the edges, chiefly at the upper right corner
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An original steel engraving titled "La priere": Adam, his arm raised towards heaven, and Eve kneeling beside him, among rose bushes and great leaves in the earthly paradise. Engraved by Geille and Charles Lalaisse for the French edition of Milton's Paradise Lost.