
Sujet
Comus, 1856. Artist: John Graham Lough
Légende
Comus, 1856. The allegorical story in Comus centres on a virtuous lady who becomes separated from her two brothers while traveling in the woods. The lady encounters the evil sorcerer Comus, son of Bacchus and Circe, who imprisons her by magic in his palace. In debate the lady rejects Comus' hedonistic philosophy and defends temperance and chastity.
Date
1856
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives
Notre référence
HRM19A93_034
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
49,9Mo (3,6Mo) / 31,2cm x 40,0cm / 3690 x 4730 (300dpi)