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Orlando in Combat with the Whale of Ebuda
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Orlando in Combat with the Whale 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 Eleven from 'Orlando Furioso'. Orlando places an anchor in the mouth of the whale. In the foreground, a naked woman. Orlando thinks this is Angelica, but it is Olympia.

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

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