La Divina Commedia, Inferno XVII. Vergil and Dante in the seventh circle of hell, third zone: Those who have committed violence against the divine order in the desert of flames, punishment of usurers; flying into the depths on Geryon

The Hamilton Collection drawings were discovered in Scotland by Gustav von Waagen in 1854. Friedrich Lipmann spearheaded the acquisition effort, securing the collection for Berlin’s Royal Museums.