Art, Symbol & Imagination
Uriel Returns to His Watch
Angelic figures gather on a rocky height above a calm expanse of water, with one figure extending outward into the light. A dark bank encloses the opposite side of the scene. The Book IV caption concerns Uriel returning to his charge. Doré makes the watch a position at the edge of a great landscape, where bodies on the rock can overlook water and sky. The repeated wings connect the company to the open atmosphere, while the hard ledge gives their celestial office the visible form of a station and a place to stand.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Uriel Returns to His Watch" [editorial title]. In Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré, John Milton; illustrated by Gustave Doré; edited by Henry C. Walsh. Undated John W. Lovell Company edition; exact publication year unverified, undated edition, John W. Lovell Company. Source scan leaf 123. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/milton-dore-122
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Original source design and caption inspected; composition retained with scan margins trimmed. No reconstructed or recoloured details.
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Gustave Doré (design). Uriel Returns to His Watch. Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré. Scan leaf 123. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/milton-dore-122