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Collections

William Blake
The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca1827

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper showing dozens of nude figures swept in a large spiral vortex, with a robed standing figure at right observing a glowing circular form in the upper right

William Blake, The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca, 1827, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
William Blake
Title
The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca
Place Made
England
Date Made
1827
Medium
Engraving on chine colle
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 5/8 × 21 1/2 in. (39.69 × 54.61 cm) Image: 9 1/2 × 13 3/8 in. (24.13 × 33.97 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.60.17
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings