William BLAKE
St Peter and St James with Dante and Beatrice
(1824-1827)
illustration for The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Paradiso XXV, 13-24)

Medium
pen and ink and watercolour over black chalk, with sponging

Measurements
37.1 × 52.7 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1920

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Butlin 812.95; Butlin & Gott 37

Inscription
inscribed (vertically) in pencil on reverse u.r.: (...illeg.)

Accession Number
1022-3

Department
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)
Dante Alighieri Divine Comedy, The (narrative poem, Dante, ca. 1308-1321) heaven James the Greater, Saint (Christian character) keys (hardware) literary characters Peter, Saint (Christian character) saints

Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles)