Graffiacan Grappled Him

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And Graffiacan, who of the fiends was nearest, grappling seiz'd his clotted locks.

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Artist

Name:
Dargent, Yan'
Dates:
1824-1899
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Duvivier
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
La divine comédie
Author:
Alighieri, Dante
Publisher:
Paris: Garnier Frères, 1870
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Description:

A man is pulled out of the water by a demon with bat-like wings, who lifts him by the hair with a fork.
This picture illustrates the following passage:

and Graffiacan,
Who of the fiends was nearest, grappling seiz’d
His clotted locks, and dragg’d him sprawling up,
That he appear’d to me an otter.
(Inferno, Canto XXII. Translation: Henry Francis Cary.)

The caption reads in the original French: … Alors Graffiacane, qui était plus près de lui, l’accrocha par sa chevelure souillée de résine.

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