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James Barry|John Milton

Satan, Sin, and Death: "Death and Sin met by Satan on his Return from Earth"

1792–95
Graphite, brush and brown ink, gray and brown wash heightened with touches of white
59 × 41.6 cm (23.2 × 16.4 in)

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