The reascent, Inferno Canto 34, Plate 38
Maker
(artist)
1755-1826
(engraver)
ca. 1752-1824 (Life dates)
(publisher)
1755-1826
(engraver)
ca. 1752-1824 (Life dates)
(publisher)
Title
The reascent, Inferno Canto 34, Plate 38
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.4273.30
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 REASCENT. ; upper right corner, black ink: 38; lower centre margin, black ink: Dante Virgilio / E QUINDI USCIMMO A RIVEDER LE STELLE. JOYFUL WE LEFT THE SHADOWY REALS OF DEATH, / AND HAIL'D THE OP'NING GLORIES OF THE SKY. / Inferno Canto 34.
Sheet, recto: lower centre margin, black print: J. FLAXMAN; upper left corner, pencil: 814/45 (18)
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