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JOHN MARTIN (1789-1854)
Approach of the Archangel Michael, Plate 23 from: Paradise Lost
mezzotint with drypoint and punchwork
1824-26
on firm laid paper, without watermark
a very fine, dark trial proof before all letters
printing very sharply, richly and velvety
with intense contrasts and great subtlety
with wide margins
a small surface abrasion at centre
generally in good condition
Plate 25,5 x 35,2 cm. (10 x 133⁄4 in.)
Sheet 31,1 x 43 cm. (121⁄4 x 167⁄8 in.)
Provenance
With William Weston Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above in 1977; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
J. Campbell, R. Burnett, John Martin: Visionary Printmaker, York, 1992, no. C.W. 48, p. 64 (another impression ill.)
J. Wees, Darkness Visible - The Prints of John Martin, Williamstown, Mass., 1968, no. 48, p. 76 (not ill.).
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