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Bridge over Chaos, from John Milton's Paradise Lost, Book 10, line 312
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.

Bridge over Chaos, from John Milton's Paradise Lost, Book 10, line 312

Primary (Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England, 1789–Douglas, Isle of Man, 1854)
NationalityEnglish, Europe
Date1824-1826
MediumMezzotint and drypoint with rocker
DimensionsSheet: 10 7/8 × 14 3/4 in. (27.6 × 37.4 cm)
Additional Dimension: 10 × 13 11/16 in. (25.4 × 34.8 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Purchase through the generosity of the Still Water Foundation, 1996.275
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1996.275
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Label Text
Harnessing the very essence of the sublime, Martin masterfully executes the underworld in this illustration of Satan’s return to hell. Three figures, Satan, Sin, and Death, are reunited and stand at the brink of Chaos, hastening across a bridge spanning incomprehensible depths, an inky eternity that Martin leaves us to imagine.
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