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Pandemonium, from John Milton's Paradise Lost, Book 1, line 710
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale. It should not be shared or reproduced without permission by the copyright holder.

Pandemonium, from John Milton's Paradise Lost, Book 1, line 710

Primary (Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England, 1789–Douglas, Isle of Man, 1854)
NationalityEnglish, Europe
Date1824
MediumMezzotint and drypoint
DimensionsSheet: 10 15/16 × 14 3/4 in. (27.8 × 37.4 cm)
Additional Dimension: 100 × 14 3/8 in. (254 × 36.5 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Purchase through the generosity of the Still Water Foundation, 1996.259
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1996.259
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Label Text
Satan looks out over a terrifyingly ordered monument outfitted with two fire-breathing demons, a manifestation of his reign over hell. In the sky two transparent orbs emerge, perhaps symbolizing different spheres of existence. Milton wrote that this place was an “exhalation, with the sound of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet.” It is anything but sweet: "pandemonium," a word Milton introduced to the English language, means “the place of all demons.”
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