Studies for a Scene from Dante's "Inferno"

Sir George Hayter

Associated Names
Sir George Hayter

Artist, British, 1792 - 1871

The image depicts a person in a dynamic pose with expressive lines. The figure is crouching or advancing, with one knee bent and one leg behind. The face shows a concentrated expression, with furrowed brows and an intense gaze. The individual's hair is covered by a cap or headpiece with flowing lines. The person wears a loose tunic with long sleeves, a belt, and a hip pocket. They are holding a staff in their left hand. The background includes a small sketch of other figures in a landscape, along with a detailed profile of a head and cursive text at the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.7 x 18.5 cm (8 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.137

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 169 (color).

Inscriptions

by artist at lower right, in pen and ink: Vide Dante Canto Primo del/Inferno, and signed in monogram

Markings

lower left, blind stamp: [Not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64631916

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