Satan, sin & death Paradise Lost book II. From a print engrav'd by C. Townley in 1767 of which only three impressions were taken. One of which is in the collection of Saml. Ireland by whom this etching is made in 1788; the original picture by Hogarth was left unfinished in the possession of the late Mr. Garrick. [graphic]

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Lewis Walpole Library > Satan, sin & death Paradise Lost book II. From a print engrav'd by C. Townley in 1767 of which only three impressions were taken. One of which is in the collection of Saml. Ireland by whom this etching is made in 1788; the original picture by Hogarth was left unfinished in the possession of the late Mr. Garrick. [graphic]

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Title: Satan, sin & death Paradise Lost book II. From a print engrav'd by C. Townley in 1767 of which only three impressions were taken. One of which is in the collection of Saml. Ireland by whom this etching is made in 1788; the original picture by Hogarth was left unfinished in the possession of the late Mr. Garrick. [graphic]
Alternative Title: Satan, sin and death
Creator: Ireland, Samuel, -1800, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: May 1, 1788.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published as the act directs, by Messrs Moulton & Co. No. 132 Pall Mall
Abstract: "Sin interposes herself between Satan on the left and his son Death on the right to stop them attacking each other, revealing their relation to each other, with a portcullis gate in upper right, attached by a chain in the foreground; copy of a print by Charles Townley after a design by Hogarth."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance: Purchased from John Grant, Ltd., August 1940; Formerly owned by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780-1826).
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 21.7 x 22.9 cm
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Kinnaird 90K(d) Box 130

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Allegorical prints England 1788
Etchings England London 1788
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Deadly sins
Death
Devil
Subjects: Deadly sins
Death
Devil
England > 1788
England > London > 1788
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 9838070
Object ID (OID): 16030835