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.]

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

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Creator:: William Blake, 1757–1827
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), 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:: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3976
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