An 1802 etching and engraving by William Bromley after a painting by Henry Fuseli, made for Du Roveray's edition of Milton's "Paradise Lost." Uriel is shown seated on clouds, leaning on his staff, watching Satan fall head first toward earth. Held today by the British Museum.
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Object TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Physical Form
MediumEtching and engraving, William Bromley after Henry Fuseli, 1802, British Museum 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Satan, Figures This source names Satan directly: "clouds, leaning on his staff, watching Satan fall head first toward earth."
Source Uriel Observing Satan, British Museum (Bromley after Fuseli, 1802)
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Source Uriel Observing Satan, British Museum (Bromley after Fuseli, 1802)
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Uriel, Figures The British Museum's own curatorial description names Uriel outright as the seated figure watching Satan's fall in this Fuseli composition.
Source Uriel Observing Satan, British Museum (Bromley after Fuseli, 1802)
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1. Uriel Observing Satan, British Museum (Bromley after Fuseli, 1802)
British Museum- British Museum P_1849-0512-241
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
An 1802 etching and engraving by William Bromley after a painting by Henry Fuseli, made for Du Roveray's edition of Milton's "Paradise Lost.
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