William BLAKE
The Circle of the Thieves. Buoso dei Donati attacked by the Serpent
1826-1827; printed 1955
illustration to The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Inferno XXV, 94-105)

Medium
engraving

Measurements
24.2 × 33.8 cm (image) 27.9 × 35.4 cm (plate) 39.4 × 57.2 cm irreg. (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1960

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bindman 1978, 651; Butlin & Gott 50e.i

Edition
ed. of 25, 3rd of 4 states

Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.r.: Impression taken from the plate in my / collection in 1955 / Lessing J. Rosewald / 1/20/60

Accession Number
614.5-5

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest

Subjects (general)
Human Figures Literary and Text Religion and Mythology

Subjects (specific)
damned (people) Divine Comedy, The (narrative poem, Dante, ca. 1308-1321) hell (doctrinal concept) nudes (representations) punishing serpents (general, animals) souls thieves

Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles)