Illustration to Milton`s Paradise Lost 1807

This 1807 illustration by William Blake depicts a scene from John Milton's epic poem *Paradise Lost*. The central figure is Jesus Christ, crowned and seated on a throne with God the Father on his right. Below, angels hold crowns and gaze up toward Christ, who is being raised above them. The image contrasts this ascension with the fallen angel Satan, shown lying in the lower left corner. Blake's signature Romantic style can be seen in the dramatic, emotive rendering of the figures and the focus on the mystical and supernatural. The artwork conveys the powerful themes of redemption, sacrifice, and the struggle between good and evil present in both Milton's work and Blake's own spiritual vision.