Identification title(s): twenty-four mounted riders in a pattern. Carousel in modena (series title). La gara delle stagioni (series title). Object type: print book illustration ornament print object number: rp-p-ob-34. 318. Catalog reference: de vesme (della bella) 58. Jombert (della bella) 185-10. Orn cat ii 10955. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 240. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: stefano della bella. Place of manufacture: italy. Dating: 1652. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 228 mm × w 322 mm explanation series of 14 prints with representations of a carousel in honor of the visit of archdukes ferdinand karl and sigmund franz and archduchess anna of austria in modena on april 10, 1652. These prints were used as an illustration in 'la gara delle stagioni, torneo a cavallo rap presentato in modana nel passaggio de serenissimi arciduchi ferdinando carlo, sigismondo francesco d'austria, et arciduchessa anna di toscana; in modana, 1652, con 14 figure grandi di stefano della bella', modena 1652. Subject: what: festivities riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. Where: modena. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1652.
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