| Method | Stipple |
| Artist | Joseph Strutt after Thomas Stothard |
| Published | London Published November 25 1789 by J.Thane, Rupert Street, Hay Market |
| Dimensions | Image 160 x 200 mm, Plate 204 x 215 mm, Sheet 289 x 321 mm |
| Notes |
Inscription reads: Christian's sword by the last & furious attack of Apollyon was driven out of his hand, but he instantly recovered it again, giving him so deadly a Thrust, that he gave back, spread forth his Wings & fled. See Bunyan's Pilgrim p.1. An illustration from "The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come" by John Bunyan. Bunyan's allegorical story of the journey from worldly life to heavenly life was a major inspiration for a number of Romantic artists and poets, chief amongst these being William Blake and his followers, The Ancients. Christian, the poem's protagonist, defends himself against the demon Apollyon, 'The Destroyer,' in the rocky Valley of Humiliation. Apollyon is one of Satan's Archdevils, the antithesis of Heaven's Archangels. His form is dragon-like, with scales wings and serpentine tail. Christian is clad in the garb of a knight, using his shield to ward off the fiery darts that Apollyon throws at him. Thomas Stothard (17th August 1755 - 27th April 1834) was an English painter, illustrator, and engraver, best known for his illustrations to poetic work. He is particularly noted for his illustrations to the poems of Ossian, purported to be the author of an epic cycle published by James Macpherson and commonly hailed as a progenitor of the British Romantic movement. Joseph Strutt (1749-1802) Joseph Strutt, engraver, artist, antiquary and author, was born at Chelmsford in 1749. In 1770 he became a student of the Royal Academy, and in the following year secured both the gold and silver medals, the former for oil painting and the latter "for the best Academy figure." He wrote the "Regal and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of England," followed by other works on the manners and customs of the English people, that on their "Sports and Pastimes" the chief. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £150.00 |
| Stock ID | 11694 |