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

British Museum collection record, read 2026-08-19

The British Museum's collection record for "Uriel Observing Satan," an 1802 etching and engraving by William Bromley after a painting by Henry Fuseli, illustrating Milton's "Paradise Lost" for Du Roveray's edition. Museum number P_1849-0512-241.

Facts
Citation
Publisher
British Museum
URL
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1849-0512-241
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
The holding museum's own collection record for the accessioned print, whose own curatorial description names the subject outright, corroborated by independent scholarly cataloguing of the same Du Roveray plate.
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Associated With

Satan, Figures

This source names Satan directly: "collection record for "Uriel Observing Satan," an 1802 etching and engraving by William Bromley after a painting by Henry Fuseli, illustrating Milton's "Paradise Lost" for Du Roveray's edition."

Source Uriel Observing Satan, British Museum (Bromley after Fuseli, 1802)
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)

This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 9 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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