drawing;
print study
- Museum number
- 1918,0413.2
- Description
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Illustration to Dante's "Divine Comedy", 'Inferno', Canto XXIV - The serpent attacking Vanni Fucci; figure in centre fleeing to left as serpent attacks him. 1824-27
Black chalk with pen and grey ink and watercolour
- Production date
- 1824-1827
- Dimensions
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Height: 365 millimetres
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Width: 520 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Blake's illustrations to Dante were commissioned by John Linnell; it was planned to engrave the series, but the project was interrupted by Blake's death.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1934 BM, Exhibition of English Art, no.343
- Associated titles
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Associated Title: Divine Comedy
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Associated Title: Inferno
- Acquisition date
- 1918
- Acquisition notes
- Ernest Debenham contributed £100.00 towards the group
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1918,0413.2