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Watercolour - The Baffled Devils Fighting

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1919P3
Collection:Fine Art Prints and Drawings
Date:1824 - 1827

Maker Information

Artist:William Blake - View biography for William Blake

Notes

The scene refers to the book 'Divine Comedy, Inferno Canto 22' by Dante, and the battle between two demons, unable to find their victim, who vent their wrath on each other. In their struggle they fall into the boiling pool.

1919.Presented by the Trustees of the Public Picture Gallery Fund, with assistance from the National Art Collections Fund and the Feeney Trust,

Further Information

Production Period:19th century
Medium:Watercolour with pen and ink over pencil.
Material(s):Pencil

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Dimensions

Height:369 mm
Width:524 mm