Title from Campbell & Wees,.
Bound in v. 1 (PML 145499), as plate 9, of an extra-illustrated copy of The Holy Bible, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1814-1815 (see Harris Bible PML 145499-06).
Print inlaid in leaf measuring 331 x 233 mm, bound into volume.
Mezzotint designed and engraved by John Martin to illustrate book 10, line 108, of Milton's "Paradise lost" (London : Septimus Prowett, 1825-1827).
Signed and dated within image and lettered with caption "Book 10 line 108", with production and publication detail below: "Drawn & Engraved by J. Martin Esqr." and "London Published by Septimus Prowett, 62 Paternoster Row, 1826"
The small plate issue.
Library's copy trimmed to image, with loss of caption and lettering.
Print shows Adam and Eve cowering in the depths of a forest, Adam clasping his hands together and craning his head up and away from light which strikes through the branches on the left, ashamed upon hearing the voice of God, as Eve bows her head and covers herself with her hair and a bunch of leaves.