Paolo and Francesca
Richard Westmacott
1838
Plaster
54.25 x 36.75 inches (138 x 93 cm.)
Collection: James Graham-Stewart
“The original frame inscribed 'PAOLO E FRANCESCA, Que'duo che insieme vanno,
E pajon si al vento esser legieri,
Nulla speranza li conforta mai,
Non che di posa, ma di minor pena.' — Dante, Inferno, Canto 5”
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