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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1919P2 |
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Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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Date: | 1824 - 1827 |
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Maker Information | Artist: | William Blake - View biography for William Blake |
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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 |
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School/Style: | Romantic |
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Medium: | Pen, ink and watercolour over pencil, with some scratching out. |
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Material(s): | Paper |
Associated People | | Dimensions | Height: | 370 mm |
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Width: | 523 mm |
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