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Astolphe Brings Back the Head of Orrile, for Canto XV of Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso"

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Department of Drawings Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach Philadelphia; sale New York Sotheby's 12 January 1994 lot 65 sold; to Vermeer Associates Limited Brampton Ontario (on long-term loan to Harvard University Art Museums 1994-2000) sold; to Harvard University Art Museums 2000 inv. no. 2000.89 Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum The Kate Maurice R. and Melvin R. Seiden Special Purchase Fund in memory of Frances and John Loeb and in honor of Deborah Loeb Brice
Title: Astolphe Brings Back the Head of Orrile, for Canto XV of Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso"
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