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The Bear Hunter

(Italian, 1772–1850)
about 1810-1830
Medium/TechniqueLithograph
DimensionsSheet: 37.6 x 51.7 cm (14 13/16 x 20 3/8 in.)
Image: 23 x 30.4 cm (9 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
Credit LineKatherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard
Accession number1995.456
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ClassificationsPrints
Description
The inscription is from Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, Canto XIX, Verse VII
InscriptionsInscribed: Sabatelli del; Milano Litogr. Vassalli; Come orsa che l'alpestre cacciatore/ Nella p8ietrosa tana assalita abbia/ ...(e altri 6 versi) .../ Ariosto. Orlando Furioso. Canto XIX Ediz. de' Classici Italiani...
ProvenanceAugusto Calabi, Milan (born 1890); Sonja Calabi, Newton, Massachusetts; from whom purchased May 24, 1995
Luigi Sabatelli
1818
Luigi Sabatelli
about 1800-1820
Restricted: For reference only
Luigi Sabatelli
1809
Luigi Viganò
1825–30
Luigi Viganò
1825–30
Luigi Poggioli
1835
Luigi Poggioli
1824
Luigi Mavero
1835–40
The press
Luigi Bompard
about 1900