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The Punishment of Rusticucci and His Companions (from Dante's "Divine Comedy")

DrawingsBritish19th century

The Punishment of Rusticucci and His Companions (from Dante's "Divine Comedy")

1824-1827

Artists

William BlakeArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor, black ink, graphite, and black chalk on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

37 × 52.3 cm (14 9/16 × 20 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Commissioned from the artist by John Linnell, 1821, sold through his sale [Christie's, London, March 15, 1918, as part of lot 148]; to Alec Martin for the National Art-Collections Fund, London. [Scott & Fowles, New York], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, 1921, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

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