Sin Pursued by Death (John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 2, 787, 790-792) November 27, 1804 Moses Haughton the younger British Fuseli’s early training in theology and admiration for English literature found fertile expression in a series of works inspired by Paradise Lost, made after he settled in London. In a horrific scene of infernal incest described in Book II (630–814), Death grasps at his mother, Sin; their union leads to the birth of the hounds of hell. The print, based on a painting made between 1794 and 1796, was executed by two engravers; Haughton used stipple and aquatint for the figu
Sin Pursued by Death (John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 2, 787, 790-792) November 27, 1804 Moses Haughton the younger British Fuseli’s early training in theology and admiration for English literature found fertile expression in a series of works inspired by Paradise Lost, made after he settled in London. In a horrific scene of infernal incest described in Book II (630–814), Death grasps at his mother, Sin; their union leads to the birth of the hounds of hell. The print, based on a painting made between 1794 and 1796, was executed by two engravers; Haughton used stipple and aquatint for the figures, while Lewis combined several intaglio processes to produce the innovative smoky effects in the background. Barry’s earlier treatment of the subject (on view nearby) may have influenced Sin Pursued by Death (John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 2, 787, 790-792). After Henry Fuseli (Swiss, Zürich 1741–1825 London). November 27, 1804. Stipple engraving and aquatint; published state. Moses Haughton the younger (British, Wednesbury, West Midlands ca. 1772–after 1848). Moses Haughton the younger (British, Wednesbury, West Midlands ca. 1772–after 1848). Prints
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