Artist: Sir William Blake Richmond
Date: 1795
Size: 42 x 53 cm
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, United States)
Technique: Drawing
Satan hovers in malevolent glory over Eve, who is entwined by his alter ego, the serpent of the Garden of Eden. The uneven, fibrous, opaque color of the ground under Eve distinguishes this area as printed, while the even sweep of the red washes shows that the flames behind Satan are mostly watercolor, a medium William Blake often used because he liked its transparent quality. Blake
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