Book Title: Dante's Inferno; Translated by the Rev. Henry Francis Cary, M.A. from the original of Dante Alighieri, and illustrated with the designs of M. Gustave Doré.

Author: Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321

Image Title: Through Compassion Fainting

Description: Paolo and Francesca are swept back into the storm of souls as Dante faints from grief on their behalf. Virgil clutches his robe closely about himself and crouches over the body of his friend, which lies prone on the ground. The engraver, L. Dumont (19th c.), has placed his signature at the bottom left, while the artist Gustave Doré (1832-1888) has placed his signature at the bottom right.

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