Angels in the Lake of Bitumen - Engraving by Bein after Flatters
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An original steel engraving titled "Anges dans le lac de bitume": the fallen angels lie stricken on the thick waters of the infernal lake, under a stormy sky. Drawn by Flatters and engraved by Bein for the French edition of Milton's Paradise Lost.
An original steel engraving titled "Anges dans le lac de bitume": the fallen angels lie stricken on the thick waters of the infernal lake, under a stormy sky. Drawn by Flatters and engraved by Bein for the French edition of Milton's Paradise Lost.
The edition, with Chateaubriand's translation, was published in Paris by Chardon about 1855 and is one of the most ambitious illustrated series devoted to the poem before the prints of Gustave Dore.
Medium: steel engraving on paper
Artist / after: Jean-Jacques Flatters
Engraver: Bein
Source: Le Paradis perdu by John Milton, Chateaubriand translation, Chardon, 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 in the left margin and at the edges
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An original steel engraving titled "Anges dans le lac de bitume": the fallen angels lie stricken on the thick waters of the infernal lake, under a stormy sky. Drawn by Flatters and engraved by Bein for the French edition of Milton's Paradise Lost.