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“The Consoling Angel.” Illustration for the poem “The Demon” by Mikhail Lermontov

    “The Consoling Angel.” Illustration for the poem “The Demon” by Mikhail Lermontov

    Russia, St. Petersburg

    1875

    Engraver W. Simmons, Zichy Mihály , A. Beggrov Edition

    Paper; mezzotint

    63.0 x 44.0 cm (image); 74.3 x 55.0 cm (mount)

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    A two-figure composition within an interior is depicted on a rectangular, vertically oriented sheet. In the center is the figure of a winged angel with his left hand raised, supporting a kneeling girl sitting on a bed who has pressed herself against his knee. To the left of the figures is a thick blanket lying in folds; to the right are two high pillows, with a part of a canopy depicted vertically cropped above them. The image itself is rectangular with a rounded top edge.An inscription is engraved along the upper edge: “London Published November 1st 1875 by ‘Henry Graves & Co’ – Publishers to Her Majesty the Queen and I.R.H. the Prince & Princesse of Wales”
    Engraved below the image: “Съ рисунка М.А.Зичи // грав. Симмонсъ // АНГЕЛЪ УТѢШИТЕЛЬ // Изданiе А.БЕГГРОВА въ СПетербургѣ // Собственность Издателя”





































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