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Illustrations to the 'Divine Comedy' by Dante
Artist: William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Location: Tate
Date: 1824 - 1827
Materials: pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 34 x 24 cm
Grant:
Vendor: Linnell family
Review number: 276 (1919)
Provenance:
Commissioned by the artist, John Linnell. Collection of John Linnell and heirs
Description:
19 drawings from the series to illustrate Dante's 'Divine Comedy' including 'Plutus' (illustrated). Few of the Dante drawings were completely finished, and only seven engraved, but the series is one of the biggest undertaken by Blake and the last legacy of his imagination.
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