Michael and Satan by Flaxman - Original Engraving by W. Roffe - 1849
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Michael and Satan by Flaxman - Original Engraving by W. Roffe - 1849

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Original 1849 engraving after the marble group "Michael and Satan" by John Flaxman, R.A., engraved with the burin by William Roffe. The archangel, spear raised, subdues Satan felled at his feet, within a round-headed niche.

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Original 1849 engraving after the marble group "Michael and Satan" by John Flaxman, R.A., engraved with the burin by William Roffe. The archangel, spear raised, subdues Satan felled at his feet, within a round-headed niche.

The group was the last great work of John Flaxman (1755-1826), a key sculptor and draughtsman of British Neoclassicism; it was commissioned by Lord Egremont and is preserved at Petworth House.

Medium: Line engraving.
Artist / after: John Flaxman, R.A. (1755-1826), sculptor.
Engraver: William Roffe (1817-1894).
Date: 1849.
Source: The Art Journal.
Condition: Good condition. Paper with light toning, the image clean and the margins wide.

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