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Ithuriel and Zephon Hunting Satan (Milton's Paradise Lost, 1866) - Gustave Doré
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1866
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YK-58
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These to the bower direct
In search of whom they sought. (Book IV, 798-799)
Ithuriel and Zephon, two angels under Gabriel's orders, have been commissioned to search for Satan in the Garden of Eden. They track him down because he has managed to trick them into entering the earthly paradise in order to tempt Adam and Eve.
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- Signed lower left: "G Doré".
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Notice #025663
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France