John Martin: Paradise Lost - JM 04
When the Romantic artist John Martin (1789–1854) turned to illustrate John Milton’s Paradise Lost (1667), he produced a set of images that are perhaps the greatest engravings of the nineteenth century. Well matched to the epic work of Milton, the mezzotint engravings were commissioned in 1824 by the publisher Septimus Prowett then sold to subscribers in stages between 1825 and 1827. Twenty-four of them were then printed alongside the poem. The 5x7 card is blank inside and comes with an accompanying envelope - shipping is free.
When the Romantic artist John Martin (1789–1854) turned to illustrate John Milton’s Paradise Lost (1667), he produced a set of images that are perhaps the greatest engravings of the nineteenth century. Well matched to the epic work of Milton, the mezzotint engravings were commissioned in 1824 by the publisher Septimus Prowett then sold to subscribers in stages between 1825 and 1827. Twenty-four of them were then printed alongside the poem. The 5x7 card is blank inside and comes with an accompanying envelope - shipping is free.
When the Romantic artist John Martin (1789–1854) turned to illustrate John Milton’s Paradise Lost (1667), he produced a set of images that are perhaps the greatest engravings of the nineteenth century. Well matched to the epic work of Milton, the mezzotint engravings were commissioned in 1824 by the publisher Septimus Prowett then sold to subscribers in stages between 1825 and 1827. Twenty-four of them were then printed alongside the poem. The 5x7 card is blank inside and comes with an accompanying envelope - shipping is free.