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Engraved print of an infernal council: a crowned figure on a dais under bursts of light, with crowds of winged figures in an arched hall.

The council in hell: the fallen angels, persuaded by Satan, decide to pursue the battle against God. Etching by J. Ireland after W. Hogarth.

An engraved scene of a vast infernal assembly under a burst of fireworks-like light, with a seated, crowned figure on a raised dais surrounded by winged figures and crowds in tiers. Architectural arches and columns frame the sky, and a small figure with a halo-like glow sits at the upper right. Fine parallel hatching gives the print its tonal depth.

Artist
William Hogarth
Date
1700-1799
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2313 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: El concilio en el infierno: ángeles caídos deciden seguir la batalla contra Dios

Una escena grabada de una gran asamblea infernal bajo una explosión de luz, con una figura coronada sentada en un estrado elevado, rodeada de figuras aladas y multitudes en gradas. Arcos y columnas enmarcan el cielo, y una pequeña figura con un resplandor de halo aparece arriba a la derecha. El rayado fino da profundidad tonal a la estampa.

Português: O concílio no inferno: anjos caídos decidem continuar a batalha contra Deus

Uma cena gravada de uma vasta assembleia infernal sob uma explosão de luz, com uma figura coroada sentada num estrado elevado, cercada por figuras aladas e multidões em degraus. Arcos e colunas emolduram o céu, e uma pequena figura com um brilho de auréola aparece no alto à direita. Hachuras finas dão profundidade tonal à gravura.

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