Richard Westall, RA (British, 1765-1836)

Description

Paradise Regained: Christ in the Wilderness
signed 'R. W.....ll 17[?9]?' (lower left)
pen, ink, watercolour and gouache on paper
59.5 x 47cm

Footnote:

The composition is known from a Boydell engraving after Richard Westall's design, published in 1795 for the Poetical Works by Milton. This subject and composition were created by Westall to be used as a frontispiece for Book One of Paradise Regained.

Condition report:

68 x 55.cm framed