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

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An image of 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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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
  • Aperture: f/18.0
  • Focal length: 45
  • Camera: NIKON D800
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 746 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 246.60kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 18/1
  • Captured: 2014:02:18 17:23:55

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