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Engraved Portrait of Dante. Half Length holding book, with a cowl and a wreath of laurels on head, from a print by Raphael Morgen [1761-1833] after a painting by Tofanelli [1752-1812] , engraved by C.R Wagstaff.
DANTE ALIGHIERI [1265-1321] Italian Poet who wrote La Divina Co

Stipple engraving, from Knight's "Gallery of Portraits", 1833

There is much conjecture about which early picture Tofanelli's painting was based on. Holbrook Portraits of Dante from Giotto to Raffael (1911) suggests the so-called Yale Dante, an old portrait at Yale University.

Stipple engraving, from Knight's "Gallery of Portraits", 1833

There is much conjecture about which early picture Tofanelli's painting was based on. Holbrook Portraits of Dante from Giotto to Raffael (1911) suggests the so-called Yale Dante, an old portrait at Yale University.

Condition foxing on surround,
Publication 5.5in x 4in
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  • Product Code: RGW15368
  • Availability: In Stock
  • £12.00