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Uriel Observing Satan (British Museum, Bromley after Fuseli, 1802)

Christian Art

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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Classification
Object Type
Print (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1
Physical Form
Medium
Etching and engraving, William Bromley after Henry Fuseli, 1802, British Museum 1
Medium (class)
Engraving 1
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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)

Depicts

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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