17th and 18th
ORLEY Richard van
FICHE 16696
(1663 - 1732)
Aminta sacrifices himself in Lucrina's place
Etching
circa 1700
Impression on laid paper, plate from a set of 12 illustrating Giovanni Battista Guarini's pastoral tragi-comedy Il Pastor Fido.
Sheet: 413 x 250 mm
Plate: 261 x 192 mm
Reference: a proof is preserved in the Rijkmuseum in Amsterdam.
Condition: dusty, two small holes in the upper margin and two in the image, foxings in the upper margin.
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