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The Circle of the Thieves: Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent: P.58-1950

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Titles

The Circle of the Thieves: Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent
Inferno, Canto XXV
Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

Entities

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Notes

History note: John Linnell; by descent to Mrs T.H. Riches

Legal notes

T.H. Riches died in 1935. Bequest received in 1950 on the death of his wife.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950-10) by Riches, Thomas Henry

Dating

1820s
Production date: AD 1827

Note

Plate 4 to Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy

Progress proof taken by Blake himself, printed on ordinary paper. The abdomen of Agnolo Brunelleschi and of the figure to the right are before the addition of further modelling.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 278 mm Width 352 mm
Sheet Height 293 mm Width 435 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.58-1950
Primary reference Number: 855
Bindman: 650

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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