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Purgatoire du Dante: P.6169-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Purgatoire du Dante
Translated as: Dante's Purgatory

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Réveil, Achille
Draughtsman: Flaxman, John (After)

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Measurements and weight

Height: 157 mm
Width: 238 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1950) by Keynes, Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1836

Note

Picture book, composed of 38 engravings with captions, each recto. A newspaper cutting relating to a performance of music relating to Dante's Purgatory has been pasted on the inside of the back cover.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.6169-R
Primary reference Number: 125066

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Purgatoire du Dante" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/125066 Accessed: 2024-04-26 02:13:03

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