William Blake English, 1757-1827

The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent. Inferno, canto XXV

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William Blake English, 1757-18271827, printed c. 1892

The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent. Inferno, canto XXV

engravingpaper

Date

1827, printed c. 1892

Medium

Hand-colored engraving on India paper, laid down on wove paper (chine collé)

Dimensions

Image: 24.2 × 34.8 cm (9 9/16 × 13 3/4 in.); Plate: 27.7 × 37.9 cm (10 15/16 × 14 15/16 in.); Sheet: 39.5 × 54.6 cm (15 9/16 × 21 1/2 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth D. McCormick

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