Buoso Donati attacked by the Serpent, by Blake

An image of The Circle of the Thieves: Buoso Donati attacked by the Serpent. Inferno, Canto XXV. Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Engraving, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 277 mm, width, plate, 353 mm; height, sheet, 322 mm, width, sheet, 403 mm, 1827. Progress Proof. Plate 5 to Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy.

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The Circle of the Thieves: Buoso Donati attacked by the Serpent. Inferno, Canto XXV. Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Engraving, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 277 mm, width, plate, 353 mm; height, sheet, 322 mm, width, sheet, 403 mm, 1827. Progress Proof. Plate 5 to Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy.

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Accession Number: P.814-R
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
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Camera: NIKON D800
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ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 18/1
Captured: 2014:02:18 17:20:51

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