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Watercolour - The Circle of the Lustful

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1919P2
Collection:Fine Art Prints and Drawings
Date:1824 - 1827

Maker Information

Artist:William Blake - View biography for William Blake

Notes

This is the most celebrated of William Blake's illustrations to Dante's 'Divine Comedy' commissioned by John Linnell. Blake followed Dante's narrative, but his interpretation of the story is original. This scene illustrates the scene in the Inferno, the journey through Hell, when Dante and Virgil meet the adulturous lovers Francesca da Rimini and Paolo.

Presented by the Trustees of the Public Picture Gallery Fund, with assistance from the National Art Collections Fund and the Feeney Trust, 1919.

Further Information

Production Period:19th century
School/Style:Romantic
Medium:Pen, ink and watercolour over pencil, with some scratching out.
Material(s):Paper

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Dimensions

Height:370 mm
Width:523 mm