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The Angel at the Gate of Dis

The Angel at the Gate of Dis
(1824-1827)
illustration for The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Inferno IX, 36-60 and 88-90)

Medium
pen and ink and watercolour over pencil and black chalk, with sponging
Measurements
37.2 × 52.8 cm (image and sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Butlin 812.20; Butlin & Gott 10
Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink l.r.: HELL Canto 9
inscribed (vertically) in pencil on reverse u.r.: 11
Accession Number
995-3
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
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Literary and Text Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
angels (spirits) castles (fortifications) Divine Comedy, The (narrative poem, Dante, ca. 1308-1321) gates hell (doctrinal concept)
Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles)