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NEELE, Henry (1798--1828)
Eve. Written on seeing Mr. Baily's statue of Eve at the fountain.
London (Place), [1822].
[2] p. ; 33.6 cm. (2º)

Half-sheet, verso blank. Drop-head title. Signed and dated at the end 'Henry Neele. May 8th, 1822'. The literary reference is to Paradise Lost, Book 4, line 453. Edward Hodges Baily, a pupil of John Flaxman, sculpted his 'Eve at the Fountain' in 1813. His highest achievement was the statue of Nelson in Trafalgar Square (1843).

Binding Loose paper.

Reference Number 6295

Additional Names Baily, Edward Hodges (1788--1867); Eve (Biblical figure) - Sculpture; Milton, John (1608--1674) - Characters - Eve


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