Keywords: Inferno Canto 1 leopard.jpg A panther blocks Dante's way in Inferno Canto 1 as illustrated by Gustave Doré for the elephant folio edition in early 1861 The caption reads Scarce the ascent Began when lo a panther nimble light And cover'd with a speckled skin appear'd Nor when it saw me vanish'd Canto I lines 29-32 Source http //www gutenberg org/dirs/8/7/7/8779/8779-h/images/01-005 jpg Reference http //www gutenberg org/dirs/8/7/7/8779/8779-h/8779-h htm PD-Art Inferno Canto 01 Gustave Doré - Inferno Artworks missing infobox template |