[Blake's illustrations of Dante
Subtitle: seven plates
By: designed and engraved by W. Blake, Author of "Illustrations of the Book of Job," &c. &c.]
Contributors: Rosenwald, Lessing J. 1891-1979 association.; Hoehn, Harry
Series: Blake box -- no. 7; Blake -- no. 707
Publisher: Hoehn imp.
Published: 1968
Place of publication: [S.l.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Dante Alighieri, -- 1265-1321 -- Illustrations
Genres: Illustrations
Other titles: Illustrations of Dante
Notes: Restrikes on heavy, smooth, thick, soft Japanese Koji laid paper, of the original seven copper engravings, after cleaning.  Each plate is inscribed, by Lessing J. Rosenwald, as follows: "A restrike from the copper plate in my collection. August 1968. Lessing Rosenwald."

Title from original printed slip of descriptions. Imprint from Bentley's Blake books supplement.

Size of image: 28 x 36 cm.

Twenty-five sets of this restrike from the original copper plates were printed in 1968 by Harry Hoehn. Cf. Bentley.

Bentley, G.E., Blake books, 448D

Bentley, G.E., Blake books, Suppl., 448F

Gift to Victoria University Library. Bentley, G.E., Jr. 2005/10/01.

Victoria University Library copy: Plates I, III-VII are from set no. 20 of 25; Plate II is from set 9 of 25.

Victoria University Library plates are individually matted and stored together in Blake box no. 7.
Table of contents: title: Plate I. "... and like a corse fell to the ground". Hell; Canto v. line 137; title: Plate II. "... seiz'd on his arm, And mangled bore away the sinewy part". Hell; Canto xxii. line 70; title: Plate III. "...so turn'd His talons on his comrade". Hell; Canto xxii. line 135; title: Plate IV. "... lo! a serpent with six feet / Springs forth on one," Hell; Canto xxv. line 45; title: Plate V. "He ey'd the serpent and the serpent him". Hell; Canto xxv. line 82; title: Plate VI. "... Then two I mark'd, that sat Propp'd 'gainst each other," Hell; Canto xxix. line 71; title: Plate VII. "'Wherefore dost bruise me?' weeping he exclaim'd." Hell; Canto xxxii. line 79.