Title
Comus, 1856. Artist: John Graham Lough
Caption
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
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives
Reference
HRM19A93_034
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
49,9Mb (3,6Mb) / 12,3in x 15,8in / 3690 x 4730 (300dpi)