William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Pl. 7: The Circle of Traitors: Dante Striking Against Bocca degli Abati ['...'Wherefore dost bruise me?' weeping he/ exclaim'd.' Hell; Canto xxxii. line 79.], 1827
- Title:
Pl. 7: The Circle of Traitors: Dante Striking Against Bocca degli Abati ['...'Wherefore dost bruise me?' weeping he/ exclaim'd.' Hell; Canto xxxii. line 79.]
- Date:
- 1827
- Medium:
- Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove India proof paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 7/16 × 21 1/4 inches (39.2 × 54 cm), Plate: 10 13/16 × 13 7/8 inches (27.4 × 35.3 cm), and Image: 9 3/16 × 13 3/8 inches (23.4 × 34 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, below image, lower center: "The Circle of the Traitors. | Plate VII Bocca degli Abati in the Lake of Ice"; below image, lower right: "B.133 only state."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1992.8.8(7)
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- View by request in the Study Room [Request]
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William Blake - His Art & Times (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1982-12-03 - 1983-02-06)
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