The Contention for Guido de Montefeltro, Inferno Canto 27, Plate 29
Maker
(artist)
1755-1826
(engraver)
ca. 1752-1824 (Life dates)
(publisher)
1755-1826
(engraver)
ca. 1752-1824 (Life dates)
(publisher)
Title
The Contention for Guido de Montefeltro, Inferno Canto 27, Plate 29
Date of Production
01/05/1807
Medium
Engraving, black ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 16 cm
Width: 20.8 cm
Width: 20.8 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.4273.24
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
Print Room Display - Flaxman's Dante, The Courtauld Gallery (Prints and Drawings Study Room), 25/02/2016-24/06/2016
Inscriptions
Inscription: Sheet, recto: upper centre margin, black ink: THE CONTENTION FOR GUIDO DE MONTEFELTRO.; upper right corner, black ink: 29; lower centre margin, black ink: S. Francesco Guido Conte di Montefeltro / FRANCESCO VENNE POI, COM'I'FU'MORTO, AND HOLY FRANCIS CAME, / PER ME; MA UN DE' NERI CHERUBINI / MY PATRON SAINT! IN VAIN MY SOUL TO CLAIM; / GLI DISSE; NOL PORTAR; NON MI FAR TORTO. A SWARTHY PLAINTIFF DROVE HIM FROM HIS POST. / Inferno Canto 27.
Sheet, recto: lower centre margin, black print: J. FLAXMAN; upper left corner, pencil: 814/45 (13)
Stamp: Sheet, recto: upper left margin, black ink stamp: WITT/ LIBRARY
Stamp: Sheet, recto: upper left margin, black ink stamp: WITT/ LIBRARY
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