Alessandro Sanquirico - Prigione sotterranea (set design for opera 'Ciro in Babilonia' by Rossini - Milan, 1818), Alessandro Sanquirico, circa 1827

Prigione sotterranea (dungeon) (act 2, scene 1) set design by alessandro sanquirico for opera 'ciro in babilonia' by gioachino rossini, for the 1818 milan production at la scala. Aquatint engraving with original hand color, after a drawing by alessandro sanquirico. Date: circa 1827.