The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca, by Blake

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The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca. Inferno, Canto V. Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Engraving, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 275 mm, width, plate, 353 mm; height, sheet, 320 mm, width, sheet, 403 mm, 1827. Plate 1 to Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy, progress proof.

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Accession Number: P.810-R
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
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Fnumber: 18/1
Captured: 2014:02:18 17:23:55

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