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Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Text by Dante Alighieri, 1265–1321
Title:
The Serpent Attacking Buoso Donati (Plate 5)
Additional Title(s):
'...He ey'd the serpent and the serpent him.' Hell; Canto XXV, Line 82
Part Of:

Collective Title: Blake's Illustrations of Dante

Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving with chine-collé on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Binding: 22 inches (55.9 cm), Sheet: 15 3/4 × 22 inches (40 × 55.9 cm), Plate: 11 × 13 7/8 inches (27.9 × 35.2 cm), Image: 9 1/2 × 13 1/4 inches (24.1 × 33.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "5"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.9(5)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3982
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