John Martin and Septimus Prowett
Illustration for Milton’s “Paradise Lost”: Book 1, Line 710
1823-1826
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- Artist: John Martin
- Publisher: Septimus Prowett
Illustration for Milton’s “Paradise Lost”: Book 1, Line 710
1823-1826
Physical Qualities
Mezzotint with etching, Sheet: 279 x 385 mm. (11 x 15 3/16 in.)
Plate: 253 x 362 mm. (9 15/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.8688
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1946; T. Harrison Garrett; Claghorn
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Print by Print: Series from Dürer to Lichtenstein," October 30, 2011-March 25, 2012.
Inscribed: lower left in plate: "I Martin 1825'; lower center in plate: "Designed and Engraved by J. Martin Esqr. / BOOK 1. LINE 710. / London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23, Old Bond Street, 1825."
Markings: CM: Claghorn; Garrett
