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Print: PB 53-2005.9

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Illustrator: Flaxman, John
Illustrator: Piroli, Tommaso
Translator: Boyd, Henry
Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme

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Description

Plate 6 from Compositions by John Flaxman sculptor, R.A., from the Divine poem of Dante Alighieri containing Hell, Purgatory and Paradise with quotations from the Italian, and translations from the version of the Reverend H. Boyd, to each plate

Legal notes

Given by Ars Artis, 2005

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2005) by Ars Artis

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1807

Note

In new blue cloth folder with original title on leather mounted on cover.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plates Height 230 mm Width 260 mm

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Engraving

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 53-2005.9
Primary reference Number: 317492
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Created: Tuesday 4 June 2024 Updated: Friday 20 September 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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