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: The Harpies

Description: The forest which Dante and Virgil find themselves in is dark and without a visible path. It is home to flocks of harpies, gigantic birds with female torsos from Classical myth who here represent waste and disregard for life. They perch on humanoid trees, the souls of those who committed suicide. The engraver, François Pierdon (1821-1904), has placed his signature at the bottom right, while the artist Gustave Doré (1832-1888) has placed his signature at the bottom left.

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