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- Title:
- The Fall of Satan
- Additional Title(s):
- 'Thou hast fulfilled the Judgment of the Wicked', Plate 16
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1826
- Materials & Techniques:
- Engraving with chine-collé; proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper right: "16"; upper center: "Hell is naked before him & Destruction has no covering"; left: "Canst thou by searching find out God | Canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection | The Accuser of our Brethren is Cast down | which accused them before our God day & night"; right: "It is higher than Heaven what canst thou do | It is deeper than Hell what canst thou know | The Prince of this World shall be cast out"; lower center: "Thou hast fulfilled the Judgment of the Wicked | Even the Devils are Subject to Us thro thy Name. Jesus said unto them. I saw Satan as lightning fall from Heaven | God hath chosen the foolish things of the World to confound the wise | And God hath chosen the weak things of the World to confound the things that are mighty | WBlake inv & sculp"; lower center: "London. Published as the Act directs March 8:1825 by William Blake No 3 Fountain Court Strand"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1540
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2471
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