Lettera ad un Amico. . .Ragguaglio della funzione sequita in Napoli. . .per solenizzare Battesimo della Reale Infanta Maria Teresa Carolina E Regina Maria Carolina

Multiple artists/makers

1772

Not on view

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Title: Lettera ad un Amico. . .Ragguaglio della funzione sequita in Napoli. . .per solenizzare Battesimo della Reale Infanta Maria Teresa Carolina E Regina Maria Carolina
Designer: Designed by Carlo Galli Bibiena (Italian, Vienna 1728–after 1778)
Designer: Designed by Luigi Vanvitelli (Italian, Naples 1700–1773 Caserta)
Publisher: Published by Paolo di Simone , Naples
Engraver: Engraved by Carlo Nolli (Italian, Como 1724–after 1770 Naples)
Published in: Naples
Date: 1772
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Overall: 16 5/16 x 11 1/4 x 7/16 in. (41.5 x 28.5 x 1.1 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929
Object Number: 29.77.7
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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