The Vestibule of Hell and the Souls mustering to cross the Acheron

The Vestibule of Hell and the Souls mustering to cross the Acheron
(1824-1827)
illustration for The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Inferno III, 22-83)

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
pen and ink and watercolour over pencil and black chalk, with sponging and traces of gum or glair
Measurements
52.7 × 37.1 cm (image and sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Butlin 812.5; Butlin & Gott, 4
Inscription
inscribed in brush and ink (in image) l.l.: HELL Canto 3 WB
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.r.: 7
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.c.: No 30 next at p 64
inscribed in pencil on reverse c.: No 30 next at p 64 (erased)
Accession Number
989-3
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1920
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest