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Orlando Furioso

Watercolour
18th - early 19th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Angelica and Medoro (from Orlando Furioso); The Shepherdess, seated on a bench, with a crook on her shoulder, taking her lover's likeness on the bark of a tree; he is seated, and turns to show his profile; another female stands looking on; sheep are resting at their feet; Watercolours.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleOrlando Furioso
Materials and techniques
watercolours
Brief description
Kauffman, Angelica (RA); Angelica and Medoro (from Ludovico Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso'); The Shepherdess, seated with a crook on her shoulder, taking her lover's likeness on the bark of a tree; Watercolours; English School; 18th - early 19th century.
Physical description
Angelica and Medoro (from Orlando Furioso); The Shepherdess, seated on a bench, with a crook on her shoulder, taking her lover's likeness on the bark of a tree; he is seated, and turns to show his profile; another female stands looking on; sheep are resting at their feet; Watercolours.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.6in
  • Width: 7.2in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Literary reference<i>Orlando Furioso</i> ("The Frenzy of Orlando"), an Italian romantic epic by Ludovico Ariosto. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532.
Bibliographic reference
DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.740

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Record createdNovember 4, 2009
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