Orlando Furioso
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
cartridge paper
Measurements
130 mm (H); 90 mm (W)
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286261.1
Summary
One of a collection of eleven sepia ink and wash drawings, apparently illustrating Ariosto 'Orlando Furioso'. Mounted on white cartridge paper. A dying knight in armour lies in the arms of a young woman beside a fountain where a horse drinks. Fragment of Italian script on back '..voce/..lo vi prego e.../Canto 240'.
Marks and inscriptions
Voce/..lo vi prego e.../Canto 240 (on back)