Dante and Virgil covering their noses because of the stench, by Blake

An image of Print Album. The Circle of the Falsifiers (Griffolino and Capocchio). Dante and Virgil covering their noses because of the stench. Inferno, Canto XXXII Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Engraving, black carbon ink, chine collé, height, plate, 279 mm, width, plate, 354 mm; height, sheet, 404 mm, width, sheet, 558 mm, designed in 1827. Plate 6 to Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy, published by John Linnell in 1838.

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Print Album. The Circle of the Falsifiers (Griffolino and Capocchio). Dante and Virgil covering their noses because of the stench. Inferno, Canto XXXII Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Engraving, black carbon ink, chine collé, height, plate, 279 mm, width, plate, 354 mm; height, sheet, 404 mm, width, sheet, 558 mm, designed in 1827. Plate 6 to Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy, published by John Linnell in 1838.

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Accession Number: P.92-2005 (6)
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