Art Funded by you

The Serpent Attacking Buoso Donati

William Blake, 1824–1827

Verso: A Man with a Transparent Hood over his Head. A drawing from the series to illustrate Dante's 'Divine Comedy'. 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.

More information

Title of artwork, date

The Serpent Attacking Buoso Donati, 1824–1827

Date supported

1919

Medium and material

Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on paper

Dimensions

37.2 x 52.7 cm

Content note: This object record is part of our archive and has not been updated since it was first published. It may contain inaccurate information or outdated language. Please get in touch if you think this record should be amended.

Art Funded by you FAQs

Contact us

If you have a question about a work of art in our archive, please contact the Programmes team. We’ll be happy to answer your enquiry.