Embryos, and Idiots...

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Dramatic figures carrying standards and weapons seem to be caught in a whirl in the darkness

And many more too long,
Embryos, and idiots, eremites and friars.
(Book III., lines 473, 474.)

Artist

Name:: Doré, Gustave
Dates:: 1832-1883
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Hotelin, Laurent
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Milton's paradise lost
Author:: Milton, John
Publisher:: New York: Collier, n.d. [ca. 1880?]
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Dramatic, contorted figures carrying standards, torches and weapons seem to be caught in a whirl in a harsh light which hardly dispels the overarching shadows.

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