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Bradamante at the tomb of Merlin.

Illustration by Moreau le jeune (Jean-Michel Moreau), engraved on steel by J. Stephenson. From Orlando Furioso vol. 1 by Ludovico Ariosto. London, 1858.
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This series seems to be made of XIXth century steel re-engravings of XVIIIth century copperplate illustrations.

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Bradamante at the tomb of Merlin.

Illustration by Moreau le jeune (Jean-Michel Moreau), engraved on steel by J. Stephenson. From Orlando Furioso vol. 1 by Ludovico Ariosto. London, 1858.
Via archive.org.

This series seems to be made of XIXth century steel re-engravings of XVIIIth century copperplate illustrations.

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Sunday, May 23, 2010
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