The beast cast into the lake of fire

Details

HENRY JOHN STOCK, R.I., R.O.I. (LONDON 1853-1930)
The beast cast into the lake of fire
signed and dated '1904 / H.L.STOCK' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour and bodycolour on paper
13 ½ x 9 ½ in. (34 x 24 cm.)

来源

Acquired from the artist by Francis Plumptre Beresford Osmaston (1857-1925); then by descent until
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 4 November 1994, lot 60 (unsold).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 June 2005, lot 115.

Exhibited

London, Royal Institute of Painters in Water-colours, Exhibition of Studies and Sketches by the Members, 1904, no. 372.

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拍品专文

Although Stock enjoyed success as a society portrait painter, his main area of interest was always imaginative subjects. He drew inspiration from Biblical themes, Dante, Shakespeare and Wordsworth, amongst others. Visually he was influenced by a wide range of artists such as the Pre-Raphaelites, Rembrandt, Blake and G.F. Watts.

Here we see Satan being cast into Hell as described in the Book of Revelation, ch. 19, v. 20. 'And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone'.

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