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Satan watching the endearments of Adam and Eve

Satan watching the endearments of Adam and Eve
 (c. 1876)
plate from William Blake: Etchings from his Work by William Bell Scott, published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1878

Medium
etching on chine collé
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1969
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching on chine collé
Measurements
18.1 × 14.1 cm (image) 26.5 × 20.0 cm (plate) 34.8 × 26.6 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Keynes 214
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: William Blake.
printed in ink l.r.: Etched by W.B. Scott.
Accession Number
P30-1969
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1969
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Another Work Relationships and Interactions Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
Adam (Abrahamic religion character) couples crescents (motifs) embracing Eve (Abrahamic religion character) nudity Satan (Abrahamic religions character) serpents (general, animals)
Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles)

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