Grosvenor Prints

Young Enterrant Sa Fille.
C. P. Marillier Inv. C. A. Mercier Sculp.
[n.d., c.1769.]
Engraving. Sheet: 160 x 90mm (6¼ x 3½''). Trimmed.
An illustration to a French edition of English poet, Edward Young's poems 'Night Thoughts' published in 1769.
[Ref: 48662] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

Young Offrant Son Livre A L'Eternel.
C. P. Marillier Inv. C. A. Mercier Sculp.
[n.d., c.1769.]
Engraving. Sheet: 160 x 90mm (6¼ x 3½''). Trimmed. Repaired damage on right edge.
An illustration to a French edition of English poet, Edward Young's poems 'Night Thoughts' published in 1769.
[Ref: 48663] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Illustration to Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso']
Stothard del Blake sculp
[London, 1783]
Engraving, sheet 160 x 110mm (6½ x 4"). Trimmed. 'Vol 3 Page 164' effaced from top corners.
Illustration to 'Orlando Furioso: Translated from the Italian of Ludovico Ariosto; with Notes: by John Hoole' (1783). The translator Hoole (1727-1803) benefited from Samuel Johnson's interest in his literary career (Johnson was involved in some way in almost all of Hoole's publications). In the poem, first published in 1516, the eponymous Orlando rampages through Europe and Africa destroying everything in his path after his love, Angelica, elopes to China with a Saracen kinght. Early engraving by the visionary poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827), one of many he engraved from designs by his friend Thomas Stothard, Britain's most prolific book illustrator. While establishing himself as a copy engraver in the early 1780s, Blake was also studying at the Royal Academy and developing the highly personal approach he used in his original watercolours.
Russell 58
[Ref: 40837] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Illustration to Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso']
Stothard del Blake sculp
[London, 1783]
Engraving, sheet 180 x 135mm (7 x 5¼"). Trimmed.
Illustration to 'Orlando Furioso: Translated from the Italian of Ludovico Ariosto; with Notes: by John Hoole' (1783). The translator Hoole (1727-1803) benefited from Samuel Johnson's interest in his literary career (Johnson was involved in some way in almost all of Hoole's publications). In the poem, first published in 1516, the eponymous Orlando rampages through Europe and Africa destroying everything in his path after his love, Angelica, elopes to China with a Saracen kinght. Early engraving by the visionary poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827), one of many he engraved from designs by his friend Thomas Stothard, Britain's most prolific book illustrator. While establishing himself as a copy engraver in the early 1780s, Blake was also studying at the Royal Academy and developing the highly personal approach he used in his original watercolours.
Russell 58
[Ref: 40838] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Orlando Furioso] [Angelica & Madora.]
G.B. Cipriani inc.t. Tho.s Burke sculp.t.
London Publish'd Oct/r 1783, by G. Durand, No 8 Catherine Street, Strand.
Stipple, proof before title, printed in brown. 135 x 170mm (5¼ x 6¾"), with very large margins. Uncut.
A scene from Italian epic 'Orlando Furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto. Having been nursed back to health by Angelica, the Saracen knight Medora carves their names into a tree, before they elope to China.
See BM 1931,0618.56 for a 1790 edition published by Read.
[Ref: 54744] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Argalia appearing to Ferraù.]
[G.B. Cipriani. F. Bartolozzi.]
[n.d., c.1773.]
Etching on india paper, proof before all letters and engraved border. Sheet 270 x 195mm, 10½ x 7¾". Age-toning and light spotting.
Two soldiers in Romanesque uniform; Argalia standing in river to left, holding helmet, and on the right Ferraù standing on the bank, holding a pole. An illustration after Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727 - 1785) to 'Orlando furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando)' (G. Baskerville, Birmingham) by Lodovico Ariosto (1474 - 1533). Ariosto's Italian romantic epic takes place against the backdrop of the war between Charlemagne and his Christian paladins, and the Saracen army which is attempting to invade Europe.
De Vesme 1638, I of VI. See BL C.70.f.4.
[Ref: 21170] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Orlando Furioso] Angelica and Medoro.
Painted by B. West Historical Painter to his Majesty. Engraved from the Original Picture for Facius.
Publish'd Jan.y 1.st 1778 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Stipple. Sheet: 355 x 265mm (14 x 10½''). Trimmed.
A portrait of lovers Angelica and Medoro, characters in Ludovico Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso'.
[Ref: 48178] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Angelica Appearing to Sacripante.]
Ang.a Kauffman inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp. 1783.
Engraving, rare proof. Plate: 235 x 155mm (9¼ x 6''), with large margins. Marking in title area.
A scene from 'Orlando Furioso' translated from the Italian by John Hoole. Sacripante is showing in armour, lying by the river while a woman in classical dress appears before him.
De Vesme 1648 II of IV.
[Ref: 49088] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

Polindo and Albarosa.
R. Cosway R.A: del.t. I. Condé Sculpt.
Publish'd as the Act directs by I. Conde Nov.r 1, 1789 & S.W. Fores Piccadilly, E.M. Diemar 114 Strand, & Molteno Colnaghi & Co. Pall Mall.
Stipple. Sheet 225 x 190mm (9 x 7½"). Trimmed to plate.
The tragic lover's from ''The Orlando Innamorato'', an epic poem written by the Italian Renaissance author Matteo Maria Boiardo. Two lovers sitting against a tree, the woman divesting herself of her garment and glancing modestly away, the man in armour and a plumed hat on the right. He has one arm around her shoulder, leaning towards her and pointing upwards with his other hand. After Richard Cosway (1742 - 1821); a companion print to 'Andromache and Ascanius'.
[Ref: 45129] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Who comes so dark from Ocean's roar like Autumn's shadowy cloud. Ossian
[Anon., c.1800]
Pen and ink with watercolour wash, sheet 190 x 150mm (7½ x 6"). Glued to backing sheet; hole lower right.
Drawing quoting lines of mourning for the dead bard Carthon in the (in)famous Ossian poems, but here decontextualised to accompany the emergence of a black man from the water.
[Ref: 44512] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

Leonora. Say. little, foolish, fluttering thing...
Publish'd Feb.y 20, 1804 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London.
Coloured aquatint. 245 x 195mm (9¾ x 7¾") very large margins.
A scene from 'The Padlock', a two-act opera by Charles Dibden and Isaac Bickerstaffe, first staged 1765. It depicts Leonora with a bird tethered to her finger, to which she sings. The opera was a great success and is best known for the character Mungo, a black servant from the West Indies, who was played by Dibden in blackface for the premier.
[Ref: 41795] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Paradise Lost - The Expulsion from Eden] In either hand the hast'ning Angel caught / Our lingering parents, and to the eastern gate / Led then direct. Book 12 line 638.
Burney del. Rothwell Sculp.
Published June 4 1800 by T. Heptinstall 304 Holborn.
Engraving. 210 x 165mm (8 x 6½"), very large margins.
Michael leads Adam and Eve out of Paradise.
[Ref: 57889] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

[Adam and Eve eating the forbidden Fruit.] Adam, soon as he heard / The fatal trespass done by Eve, amaz'd, / Astonied, stood, and blank! while horror chill / Ran through his veins, and all his joints relax’d.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Engraving. 305 x 180mm (12 x 7") very large margins.
Adam recoils as Eve offers him an apple. Illustrating Book 9 line 888 of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'.
[Ref: 44157] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

[Satan Alarmed.]
R. Westall R.A. F. Graves. Printed by J Yates.
Printed 1835 James [sic, recte John] Macrone, 3 St, James Square & E Graves King William Street West Strand.
Engraving and etching, scratched-letter state, proof before title, printed on chine collé. 210 x 150mm (8¼ x 6"). Trimmed to plate, some spotting.
Satan standing on the top of the globe, holding shield and spear, illustrating Book IV Line 986 of 'Paradise Lost'. 'On the other side, Satan alarm'd, Collecting all his might, dilated stood, Like Teneriffe, or Atlas, unremoved: His stature reach'd the sky, and on his crest Sat horrour plumed; nor wanted in his grasp, What seem'd both spear and shield.' Published as a frontispiece to ''The Poetical Works of John Milton'.
[Ref: 55518] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

Book 1, Line 192. Proof. [Satan on the Burning Lake.]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by Chatfield & co.
Published by Septimus Prowett, 62 Paternoster Row. 1825.
Rare proof mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), with large margins.
Satan on the Burning Lake; a fantastic image depicting Satan, with a helmet and spear, supporting himself on his shield, rolling on the fiery waves of a burning lake flowing among the rocks in a dark cavern, looking towards Beelzebub who flounders beside him. Fully lettered proof impression. From a series of prints illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a comission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms; this print is from the 'Imperial Folio Edition' but not bound up at publication time.
Balston 94. (a) 4. CW: 27
[Ref: 36905] £1,500.00

Book 1, Line 314. Proof. [Satan arousing the fallen Angels.]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by Chatfield & Coleman.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. [1825.]
Rare proof mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), with large margins,
Satan arousing the fallen Angels; Satan on the right, is seen holding his spear with his arms raised, standing on a cliff overhanging the burning lake in a cavern of hell, rousing the fallen angels below, one of Martin's finest mezzotints. Fully lettered proof impression. From a series of prints illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a comission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms; this print is from the 'Imperial Folio Edition' but not bound up at publication time.
Balston 94. (a) 4. CW: 28
[Ref: 36907] £1,500.00

Book 1, Line 314. [Satan arousing the fallen Angels.]
J. Martin 1824. Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by Chatfield & Coleman.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. 1825.
Mezzotint. 270 x 195mm (10¾ x 7¾") with very large margins. Margins chipped and stained.
Satan stands on a cliff overhanging the burning lake in a cavern of hell, holding up his spear to rouse the fallen angels below. One of a series of plates commissioned by American publisher Septimus Prowett to illustrate at edition of 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton (1608-74).
Balston 4 D. CW 52.
[Ref: 59352] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Book 2 Line 1. [Satan presiding at the Infernal Council]
J. Martin 1824. Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. J. Martin. 1824 [inscribed in plate].
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. 1825.
Mezzotint with etching. 200 x 270mm (8 x 10½"), with very large margins. Margins chipped and soiled. Staining top right margin.
Satan presiding at the Infernal Council; Satan, with his right arm raised, sitting on a throne set on a sphere, raised in the centre of a building crowded with rebel angels on tiered seats, lit by rings of light. One of Martin's finest mezzotints. One of a series of plates commissioned by American publisher Septimus Prowett to illustrate at edition of 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton (1608-74).
Balston 4 D. CW 54.
[Ref: 59355] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Book 2. Line 727. [The Conflict between Satan and Death.]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by Chatfield & Coleman.
London, Published by Septimus Prowett. 23, Old Bond Street, 1825.
Mezzotint with etching. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"). Trimmed on platemark.
Satan at the gates of Hell, standing on the left with his spear poised to strike Death, a dark monstrous figure, of whom only the crown, eyes, claw and spear are visible, while Sin, a woman whose snaky tail is hidden in her garment and the darkness, rushes between them with her arms outstretched, to stop Satan attacking his son. Illustration to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'
[Ref: 19309] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Book 2. line 727. [The Conflict between Satan and Death.]
J. Martin 1822. Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esqr.
London, Published by Septimus Prowett 23, Old Bond Street, 1825.
Mezzotint with etching on india paper. Image 145 x 205mm (5¾ x 8"). Some spotting, trimmed within plate. Tatty lower edge.
Satan at the gates of Hell, standing on the left with his spear poised to strike Death, a dark monstrous figure, of whom only the crown, eyes, claw and spear are visible; meanwhile Sin, a woman whose snaky tail is hidden in her garment and the darkness, rushes between them with her arms outstretched, to stop Satan attacking his son. Plate to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. John Martin (1789 - 1854), history, landscape and biblical painter; his vast and sublime paintings of biblical, religious and literary themes were widely circulated as prints.
Balston p.286. Campbell+Wees 55.
[Ref: 22551] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Book 2. line 727. [The Conflict between Satan and Death.]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esqr. [Signed 'J. Martin 1822' in plate.]
London, Published by Septimus Prowett 23, Old Bond Street, 1825.
Mezzotint with etching on india paper, 195 x 270mm (7¾ x 10¾"). Some light spotting, mostly to full margins.
Satan at the gates of Hell, standing on the left with his spear poised to strike Death, a dark monstrous figure, of whom only the crown, eyes, claw and spear are visible; meanwhile Sin, a woman whose snaky tail is hidden in her garment and the darkness, rushes between them with her arms outstretched, to stop Satan attacking his son. Plate to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. John Martin (1789 - 1854), history, landscape and biblical painter; his vast and sublime paintings of biblical, religious and literary themes were widely circulated as prints.
Balston p.286. Campbell+Wees 55.
[Ref: 22553] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Book 2. Line 727. [The Conflict between Satan and Death.]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r.
London, Published by Septimus Prowett. 23, Old Bond Street, 1825.
Mezzotint with etching. 200 x 270mm (8 x 10½"), with very large margins. Crease in image on right, soiling in margins.
Satan at the gates of Hell, raising his spear to strike Death, a dark monstrous figure of whom only the crown, eyes, claw and spear are visible, while Sin, a woman whose snaky tail is hidden in her garment and the darkness, rushes between them with her arms outstretched, to stop Satan attacking his son. One of a series of plates commissioned by American publisher Septimus Prowett to illustrate at edition of 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton (1608-74).
Balston 4 D. CW 55.
[Ref: 59354] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Book 3, line 301 [Satan viewing the ascent to Heaven].
J. Martin 1824 [inside image]. Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23, Old Bond Street, 1825. Printed by Chatfield & C.o.
Fine mezzotint with etching, plate 270 x 195mm (10½ x 7¾"), with very large margins.
Satan crouching on dark rocks (or clouds) on the left, holds his spear in his left hand and leans on his right hand and knee, looking back over his shoulder towards a broad staircase rising towards the shining gates of Heaven, where angels ascend. llustration to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. Line 301 is given to this image rather than 501 from which it is taken, likely to be a mistake made by a letter engraver rather than Martin himself. From the Imperial Folio Edition.
CW 57. Balston 9a4(C).
[Ref: 58897] £480.00

Book 3. Line 301. [Satan viewing the ascent to Heaven]
J. Martin 1824. Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by Chatfield & Co.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. 1825.
Mezzotint. 270 x 195mm (10¾ x 7¾") with very large margins. Tear in margin taped, crease crossing corner of plate mark, nicks and soiling to edges.
Satan crouches looking over his shoulder at a broad staircase rising towards the shining gates of Heaven, where angels ascend. A plate commissioned by American publisher Septimus Prowett to illustrate an edition of 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton (1608-74).
Balston 4 D. CW 57.
[Ref: 59351] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Book 3, Line 365. Proof. [The Courts of God]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by Chatfield & Co.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. 1825.
Rare proof mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), with large margins. Small rust spot in lower right corner.
The Courts of God; A city, seen above an open court surrounded by colonnades, full of angels, with several in the foreground. Two are facing each other, playing harps. Fully lettered proof impression. From a series of prints illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a comission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms; this print is from the 'Imperial Folio Edition' but not bound up at publication time.
Balston 94. (a) 4. CW: 32
[Ref: 36912] £1,500.00

Book 4, Line 453. Proof. [Eve at the Fountain]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by J. Lahee.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. 1826.
A fine proof impression mezzotint, 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾") sheet size: 318 x 426mm (12½ x 16 ¾"), with wide margins.
Eve at the Fountain, dipping one toe in the water, raising her hand to her head, surprised as she discovers her reflection. In a landscape with banks of wild, overhanging trees. Fully lettered proof impression. From a series of prints illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a comission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms; this print is from the 'Imperial Folio Edition' but not bound up at publication time.
Balston 94. (a) 4. CW: 34.
[Ref: 36913] £850.00

Book 4 line 453 [Eve at the Fountain].
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23, Old Bond Street, 1825.
Mezzotint with etching, plate 195 x 270mm (7¾x 10½"), with very large margins.
Eve stands at the edge of a pool, dipping one toe in the water, raising her hand to her head in surprise at her reflection, in a verdant landscape with banks of wild, overhanging trees, of all varieties. llustration to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. From the Imperial Folio. Issued in Part IV of Prowett's smaller format edditions of Paradise Lost in the Summer of 1825.
CW 58. Balston 9a4(C).
[Ref: 58901] £480.00

Book 4 line 502. [Satan contemplating Adam and Eve in Paradise.]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esqr.
[London: S. Prowett, c.1825.]
Mezzotint with etching on india paper. Image 145 x 205mm. 5¾ x 8". Trimmed within plate.
Adam and Eve sitting together on the left, watched by Satan who hides behind a tall, gnarled tree in the right foreground, in a landscape with banks of trees on either side and a gentle valley between. Plate to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. John Martin (1789 - 1854), history, landscape and biblical painter; his vast and sublime paintings of biblical, religious and literary themes were widely circulated as prints.
Balston p.286. Campbell+Wees 59.
[Ref: 22550] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

Book 4. Line 502. [Satan contemplating Adam and Eve in Paradise.]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r Printed by J. Lahee. Proof.
London, Published by Septimus Prowett. 23, Old Bond Street, 1826.
Mezzotint with etching. 190 x 260mm. 7½ x 10¼". Repaired tears.
Adam and Eve sitting together on the left, watched by Satan who hides behind a tall gnarled tree in the right foreground; a landscape with banks of trees on either side of a gentle valley. Illustration to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'
Campbell & Wees: 59.
[Ref: 24045] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Book 4, Line 502. Proof. [Satan contemplating Adam and Eve in Paradise]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by Chatfield & Co.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. 1825.
Fine proof impression mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), with wide margins. Foxing.
Satan contemplating Adam and Eve in Paradise; Adam and Eve sitting together on the left, watched by Satan who hides behind a tall tree in the right foreground, in a landscape with banks of trees on either side and a valley in the centre. Fully lettered proof impression. From a series of prints illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a comission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms; this print is from the 'Imperial Folio Edition' but not bound up at publication time.
Balston 94. (a) 4. CW: 35
[Ref: 36914] £750.00

Book 4 line 502 [Satan Contemplating].
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23, Old Bond Street, 1826. Printed by J. Lahee.
Fine mezzotint with etching, plate 195 x 270mm (7¾x 10½"), with very large margins.
Adam and Eve sit together in a gentle embrace on the left while Satan watches from behind a tall, gnarled tree. Behind them a lovely landscape that recedes into light. llustration to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. From the Imperial Folio.
CW 59. Balston 9a4(C).
[Ref: 58906] £520.00

Book 4 line, 813. [Eve's Dream - Satan Aroused.]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r Printed by Chatfield & Co.
London, Published by Septimus Prowett. 23, Old Bond Street, 1825.
Mezzotint with etching. 258 x 350mm (10¼ x 13¾"). Trimmed on the plate mark
Satan springing up with his shield raised behind his head, grasping his spear, starting back to right, driven from his disguise as a toad at the touch of a spear by Ithuriel who stands on the left with Zephon, whilst Adam and Eve sleep in the background. Illustration to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'.
[Ref: 19311] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Book 4 line 813. [Eve's Dream - Satan Aroused.]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r Printed by Chatfield & Co.
London, Published by Septimus Prowett. 23, Old Bond Street, 1825.
Mezzotint with etching. 200 x 270mm (8 x 10½"), with very large margins. Crease on left through image, margins worn and stained.
Satan springing up with his shield raised behind his head, grasping his spear, starting back to right, driven from his disguise as a toad at the touch of a spear by Ithuriel who stands on the left with Zephon, whilst Adam and Eve sleep in the background. From a series of plates commissioned by American publisher Septimus Prowett to illustrate at edition of 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton (1608-74).
Balston 4 D. CW 60.
[Ref: 59356] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

Book 4, Line 866. Proof. [The Angels guarding Paradise at night.]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by J. Lahee.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. 1826.
Fine proof impression mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), with wide margins. Light foxing in margins.
The Angels guarding Paradise at night; an angel with a helmet and spear standing on a clifftop, shining with light in the darkness, with several smaller spirits around it, keeping watch, with Paradise below, the moon and stars above and a small patch of light among the trees where other angels keep watch on land, to the lower left. Fully lettered proof impression. From a series of prints illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a comission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms; this print is from the 'Imperial Folio Edition' but not bound up at publication time.
Balston 94. (a) 4. CW: 37.
[Ref: 36916] £750.00

Book 4, line 886 [Angels guarding Paradise at Night].
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23, Old Bond Street, 1825 Printed by Chatfield & C.o
Mezzotint with etching, plate 195 x 270mm (7¾x 10½"), with very large margins.
An angel equipped with a helmet and spear stands on a clifftop, shining with light in the darkness, with several smaller spirits around it, keeping watch, with Paradise below, the moon and stars above and a small patch of light among the trees where other angels keep watch on land. llustration to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. From Part V of Prowett's smaller Paradise Lost publications. From the Imperial Folio Edition.
CW 61. Balston 9a4(C).
[Ref: 58895] £320.00

Paradise Lost. B.5 L.2
R. Westall R.A. del. / Rich. Earlom Sculp.
Publish'd June 4. 1795, by J. & J. Boydell, & G. Nicol, Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside.
Stipple, sheet 325 x 230mm (12¾ x 9"). Trimmed inside platemark.
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. One of a series of illustrations to Milton's epic poem 'Paradise Lost'.
Ex Collection of Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36527] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

Book 5, Line 136. Proof. [Paradise - Adam and Eve - The Morning Hymn]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by J. Lahee.
Published 1825 by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street.
Mezzotint. Proof impression. Fine impression; T. Dupuy watermark. Platemark: 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"); sheet size: 318 x 426mm (12½ x 16 ¾"). Large margins. Light foxing.
Paradise - Adam and Eve - The Morning Hymn; a view of Paradise, with a lake in the centre, trees on the opposite bank, surrounded by woods behind. Swans are seen on the water, preparing to fly, with Adam and Eve to the left, bowing in prayer, as sunlight breaks across the horizon. Fully lettered proof impression. From a series of prints illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a comission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms; this print is from the 'Imperial Folio Edition' but not bound up at publication time.
Balston 94. (a) 4. CW: 38
[Ref: 36917] £900.00

Book 5. line 136. [Paradise- Adam and Eve - The Morning Hymn].
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23, Old Bond Street, Printed by J. Lahee. [n.d. c.1825]
Mezzotint with etching, plate 195 x 270mm (7¾x 10½"), with very large margins.
A view of Paradise, with a lake in the centre, trees forming a pyramid on the opposite bank, ringed by woods behind, swans on the water, preparing to fly. Adam and Eve to left, on a low hill with tall trees and weeping willows at the edge of the lake behind them, bowing in prayer, as the sunlight breaks across the horizon. llustration to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. From the Imperial Folio.
CW 62. Balston 9a4(C).
[Ref: 58908] £360.00

Book 5, Line 308. Proof. [Paradise - with the Approach of the Archangel Raphael]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by J. Lahee.
Published 1825 by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street.
Fine proof impression mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), with wide margins. Light foxing in margins.
Paradise - with the Approach of the Archangel Raphael; a scene in the Garden of Eden, with Adam and Eve pointing towards the Archangel visible amongst the trees in the distance. Fully lettered proof impression. From a series of prints illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a comission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms; this print is from the 'Imperial Folio Edition' but not bound up at publication time.
Balston 94. (a) 4. CW: 39.
[Ref: 36918] £750.00

Book 5 Line 308. [Paradise - with the Approach of the Archangel Raphael]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by J. Lahee.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. [n.d. c.1825]
Mezzotint with etching. Plate 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), with very large margins.
Adam and Eve, in the Garden of Eden, are shocked by the emergence of the Archangel Raphael coming through the trees. From a series of prints illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a comission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms.
CW 63. Balston 9a4(C).
[Ref: 58914] £350.00

Book 5, Line 519. Proof. [Raphael conversing with Adam and Eve]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. 1826.
Rare proof mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), with large margins. Very slight cockling in centre.
Raphael conversing with Adam and Eve; the Archangel Raphael sitting with Adam and Eve, gesturing as he talks to them, at the mouth of a mossy cave in lower left, with tall trees on the higher ground above. It appears that no 'formal' lettered proofs were issued of this mezzotint and only a very few impressions with the scratched 'proof', such as this example, seem to have been pulled. Fully lettered proof impression. From a series of prints illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a comission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms; this print is from the 'Imperial Folio Edition' but not bound up at publication time.
Balston 94. (a) 4. CW: 40
[Ref: 36921] £1,500.00

Book 5 line 519 [Rapahel conversing with Adam and Eve].
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23, Old Bond Street, 1826. Printed by J. Lahee.
Fine mezzotint with etching, plate 195 x 270mm (7¾x 10½"), with very large margins.
Adam, Eve and the Archangel Raphael sit in the mouth of a mossy cave chatting, Raphael gestures while doing so. Against a beautiful landscape background sloping towards a lake which recedes into a bright light. llustration to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. One of the only two subjects amongst Martin's Paradise Lost engravings to repeat the design of an earlier painting, however in reverse. From the Imperial Folio.
CW 64. Balston 9a4(C).
[Ref: 58904] £420.00

Book 7, Line 339. Proof. [Creation of Light]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by Charfield & Coleman.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. 1825.
Rare proof mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), with large margins. Foxing.
The Creation of Light; a dramatic image of God dividing night and day, his image seen in the sky above the sea. Martin exhibited a large oil painting of this subject entitled 'The Creation' at the Society of Britsh Artists in 1825. Fully lettered proof impression. From a series of prints illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a comission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms; this print is from the 'Imperial Folio Edition' but not bound up at publication time.
Balston 94. (a) 4. CW: 41.
[Ref: 36919] £1,500.00

Book 7 line 339 [Creation of Light].
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23, Old Bond Street, 1825. Printed by Chatfield & Coleman.
Fine mezzotint with etching, plate 195 x 270mm (7¾x 10½"), with very large margins.
God dividing night and day, his ghostly image can be seen in the sky above the sea. llustration to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. From the Imperial Folio Edition.
CW 65. Balston 9a4(C).
[Ref: 58900] £420.00

Paradise Lost. B.7 L.535
R. Westall R.A. del. / Tho.s Kirk Sculp.t
Publish'd June 4. 1795, by J. & J. Boydell, & G. Nicol, Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside.
Stipple, sheet 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"). Trimmed inside platemark.
'Wherever thus created, for no place / Is yet distinct by name, thence, as thou know'st / He brought thee into this delicious grove'. The angel Raphael telling Adam and Eve, in the garden of Eden, how the world was created. One of a series of illustrations to Milton's epic poem 'Paradise Lost'.
[Ref: 38515] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Book 9, Line 780. [Satan tempting Eve]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by Chatfield & Co.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. 1826.
Mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"). Small margins and small crease in top margin.
Satan tempting Eve; Eve standing under a tree at the edge of a pool, reaching up with one hand to hold a bough, around which Satan, disguised as a serpent, is entwined, holding an apple in the other, listening to the snake. From a series of prints illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a comission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms.
CW 42. Balston 9a4(A)
[Ref: 37809] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Book 9, Line 780. Proof. [Satan tempting Eve]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. 1826.
Rare proof mezzotint. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), with wide margins. Remainder of Printer's name in right of title area very faint.
Satan tempting Eve; Eve standing under a tree at the edge of a pool, reaching up with one hand to hold a bough, around which Satan, disguised as a serpent, is entwined, holding an apple in the other, listening to the snake. An early proof impressions such as this example, is considered amongst the most beautiful and atmospheric of Martin's 'Paradise Lost' mezzotints. It appears that no 'formal' lettered proofs were issued of this mezzotint and only a very few impressions with the scratched 'proof', such as this example, seem to have been pulled. Fully lettered proof impression. From a series of prints illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a comission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms; this print is from the 'Imperial Folio Edition' but not bound up at publication time.
Balston 94. (a) 4. CW: 42.
[Ref: 36920] £1,500.00

Book 9 Line 780. [Satan tempting Eve]
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r. Printed by Chatfield & Co.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. 1826.
Fine mezzotint with etching. Fully lettered proof. Plate 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), with very large margins.
Satan tempting Eve; Eve standing under a tree at the edge of a pool, reaching up with one hand to hold a bough, around which Satan, disguised as a serpent, is entwined, holding an apple in the other, listening to the snake. From a series of large size issue illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a commission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms.
CW 42. Balston 9a4(A).
[Ref: 58911] £650.00

Book 1 Line 710. [Pandemonium]
J. Martin .1824 [within image]. Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r.
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street. 1825.
Mezzotint with etching, on 19th century watermarked paper, plate 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), with very large margins. Repaired tear bottom right margin.
Satan stands on a cliff in the foreground, holding his spear, inciting hordes of angels assembled on the rocks below him to rebel, gesturing with his right hand towards the city of pandemonium, with a dome looming in the darkness behind thick, fortified walls. From a series of large size issue illustrating John Milton's (1608-1674) 'Paradise Lost', first published in 1667, consisting of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Begun by early 1824, this series of engravings was the result of a comission from a little known American publisher Septimus Prowett, who approached Martin to produce mezzotint illustrations to accompany an issue of Milton's text. Prowett's publication was released in four different proof forms.
CW 29. Balston 9a4(A).
[Ref: 58912] £650.00

Book 10, line 312-347 [Bridge over Chaos].
Designed & Engraved by J. Martin Esq.r
London Published by Septimus Prowett, 62 Paternoster Row, 1826. Printed by J.Lahee.
Fine mezzotint with etching, on 19th century watermarked paper, plate 195 x 270mm (7¾x 10½"), with very large margins.
A bridge suspended over a bottomless abyss, tiny figures of Satan, Sin and Death seen at right. llustration to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. From the Imperial Folio Edition
CW 69. Balston 9a4(C).
[Ref: 58893] £380.00

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