Vignette, Canto XV, Stanza LIX, from Orlando furioso di Ludovico Ariosto. Birmingham d'a Torchj. di G. Baskerville Per P. Molini Librajo dell. Academia. Reale è G. Molini. MDCCLXXIII.
A giant with his hands being bound in chians behind his back and a horse at right.
Artwork Details
- Title: Vignette, Canto XV, Stanza LIX, 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 Paris)
- Artist: After Charles Monnet (French, Paris 1732–after 1808)
- Author: Ludovico Ariosto (Italian, Reggio Emilia 1474–1533 Ferrara)
- Date: 1773
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/8 × 4 15/16 in. (20.6 × 12.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Joseph Verner Reed, 1964
- Object Number: 64.542.221
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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