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

After Charles Monnet French
Author Ludovico Ariosto Italian
1774
Not on view
A man riding in on horseback in the background at left and a nude woman tied to a pyre.

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  • Title: Vignette, Canto XXV, Stanza XI, 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 Ponce (French, Paris, 1746–1831 Paris)
  • Artist: After Charles Monnet (French, Paris 1732–after 1808)
  • Author: Ludovico Ariosto (Italian, Reggio Emilia 1474–1533 Ferrara)
  • Date: 1774
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/8 × 5 1/16 in. (20.6 × 12.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Joseph Verner Reed, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.542.229
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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