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Orlando in combat with the Orca of Ebuda
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Orlando in combat with the Orca of Ebuda

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki · 1771 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Canto XI from 'Orlando Furioso'. Orlando places an anchor in the mouth of the orca. In the foreground a naked woman. Orlando thinks this is Angelica, but it is Olympia. Bottom left numbered: 4.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printLudovico Ariosto
Credit lineOrlando in gevecht met de Orka van Ebuda. 1771. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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