| Method | Stipple engraving |
| Artist | Moses Haughton after Richard Westall |
| Published | Publish'd June 4. 1795, by J.&J. Boydell, & G. Nicol, Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall; & No. 90, Cheapside. |
| Dimensions | Image 221 x 150 mm, Sheet 380 x 276 mm |
| Notes |
An illustration of Book 1, Line 310 of Milton's Paradise Regain'd, from John and Josiah Boydell's The Poetical Works of John Milton (1794-1797). Christ, having been sent by God to redeem mankind, walks unhurt amongst the wild beasts. The publication of Boydell's Milton followed the success of his Shakespeare Gallery, and included 28 plates by Richard Westall after works by Henry Fuseli. Fuseli, one of the Shakespeare Gallery's key contributors, had been inspired by Boydell's success, subsequently painting 40 large-scale scenes from Paradise Lost that he intended to form the core of his own 'Milton Gallery'. Richard Westall RA (2nd January 1765 - 4th December 1836) was a British painter, illustrator, printmaker, and drawing master, best known for his portraits of Lord Byron, and his work as a painter for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery, and Henry Fuseli's failed Milton Gallery. Moses Haughton (Horton) the Younger (7th July 1773 - 26th June 1849) was a British artist, known chiefly as the resident engraver to Henry Fuseli. He was the nephew of fellow artist and engraver Moses Haughton the Elder (c.1734 - 24th December 1804). Ex Col.: Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, collector's mark on verso. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £80.00 |
| Stock ID | 36206 |