William Blake English, 1757-1827

The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Mauling Each Other. Inferno, canto XXII.

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

The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Mauling Each Other. Inferno, canto XXII.

engravingpaper

Date

1827, printed c. 1892

Medium

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

Dimensions

Image: 24 × 33 cm (9 1/2 × 13 in.); Plate: 7.8 × 35.4 cm (3 1/8 × 13 15/16 in.); Sheet: 39.2 × 53.7 cm (15 7/16 × 21 3/16 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth D. McCormick

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