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William Blake

The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Mauling Each Other. Inferno, canto XXII.

1827, printed c. 1892
Hand-colored engraving on India paper, laid down on wove paper (chine collé)
24 × 33 cm (9.4 × 13 in)

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