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Vignette, Canto XXII, Stanza LXXXVI, from Orlando furioso di Ludovico Ariosto. Birmingham d'a Torchj. di G. Baskerville Per P. Molini Librajo dell. Academia. Reale è G. Molini. MDCCLXXIII.

Nicolas de Launay French
After Charles Monnet French
Author Ludovico Ariosto Italian

1772

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A man on horseback in armor wielding a javelin and holding a shield with light shining behind him and a slain man and woman in the foreground.

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Title: Vignette, Canto XXII, Stanza LXXXVI, from Orlando furioso di Ludovico Ariosto. Birmingham d'a Torchj. di G. Baskerville Per P. Molini Librajo dell. Academia. Reale è G. Molini. MDCCLXXIII.

Series/Portfolio: Orlando furioso di Ludovico Ariosto. Birmingham d'a Torchj. di G. Baskerville Per P. Molini Librajo dell. Academia. Reale è G. Molini. MDCCLXXIII.

Artist: Nicolas de Launay (French, Paris 1739–1792)

Artist: After Charles Monnet (French, Paris 1732–after 1808)

Author: Ludovico Ariosto (Italian, Reggio Emilia 1474–1533 Ferrara)

Date: 1772

Medium: Etching and engraving

Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/8 × 5 1/16 in. (20.6 × 12.9 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959

Accession Number: 64.542.227

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