Sea Monster Mythical Beast Creature Paradise Lost John Milton Antique Print
Item History & Price
Original Victorian Engraving Print Circa 1870 (Approx 148+ Years old) by the famous French Artist Gustave Dore - For 'Paradise Lost'
Paradise Lost Illustration
Depiction: And God said: 'Let the waters generate Reptile with spawn° abundant, living soul, And let fowl fly above the earth with wings Displayed° on the open firmament ...
Antique print, approaching 148+ years old. Freshly double mounted, backed and sealed. From 'Dore's Gallery'. This is an or...iginal 19th Century print from that publication, not to be confused with the modern reprinted versions widely available. Good overall condition, some yellowing of the paper, potentially some age spots, printing imperfections and marks we have provided numerous close up pictures of the print will receive, so the pictures are integral to the condition report and listing. This and the others come from a large private library and have been in the same family for a number of decades.
Many other prints listed, we are happy to combine shipping where possible, just ask.
Approx Size of Mount: 13" x 10.25" Inches ApproxApprox Visible Size of Print: 9" x 7" Inches Approx
Gustave DorePaul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré was a French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood engraving.
Paradise LostParadise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books with minor revisions throughout and a note on the versification
John MiltonJohn Milton was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse.
Paradise Lost Illustration
Depiction: And God said: 'Let the waters generate Reptile with spawn° abundant, living soul, And let fowl fly above the earth with wings Displayed° on the open firmament ...
Antique print, approaching 148+ years old. Freshly double mounted, backed and sealed. From 'Dore's Gallery'. This is an or...iginal 19th Century print from that publication, not to be confused with the modern reprinted versions widely available. Good overall condition, some yellowing of the paper, potentially some age spots, printing imperfections and marks we have provided numerous close up pictures of the print will receive, so the pictures are integral to the condition report and listing. This and the others come from a large private library and have been in the same family for a number of decades.
Many other prints listed, we are happy to combine shipping where possible, just ask.
Approx Size of Mount: 13" x 10.25" Inches ApproxApprox Visible Size of Print: 9" x 7" Inches Approx
Gustave DorePaul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré was a French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood engraving.
Paradise LostParadise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books with minor revisions throughout and a note on the versification
John MiltonJohn Milton was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse.
