Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, BritishPublished by John Linnell the Elder, 1792–1882, British/Scottish
Title:
The Fall of Satan
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 × 10 3/4 inches (40.6 × 27.3 cm)
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 Judgement 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"; lower right: "Proof"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of J. T. Johnston Coe in memory of Henry E. Coe, Yale BA 1878, Henry E. Coe Jr., Yale BA 1917, and Henry E. Coe III, Yale BA 1946