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Le delizie della villa di Castellazzo
Etched by: Marc Antonio dal Re (Italian, 1697–1766)
Author: Domenico Felice Leonardi (Italian, 18th century)
Printer: Giuseppe Richino Malatesta (Italian, 18th century)
Author: Domenico Felice Leonardi (Italian, 18th century)
Printer: Giuseppe Richino Malatesta (Italian, 18th century)
1743
Place of Publication: Milan, Italy
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 24 etchings
Dimensions
Overall: 37 x 25 x 2.5 cm (14 9/16 x 9 13/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
The Gift of Philip and Frances Hofer
Accession Number55.514
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Milan: Giuseppe Richino Malatesta, 1743
Catalogue Raisonné
Cicognara 4030
Description(Milan: Giuseppe Richino Malatesta, 1743) Folio; 35 leaves, plus 24 double-folded plates; contemporary red marbled paper boards.
Portrait of dedicatee; plans and views of interiors and gardens of villa of Castellazzo
Portrait of dedicatee; plans and views of interiors and gardens of villa of Castellazzo
InscriptionsIn graphite, inside upper cover, in Philip Hofer's hand: "Duplicate 1948. FLH [Frances L. Hofer] has another copy bot of Otto Ranschburg 1947 for $112.50." The other copy is most probably at the Houghton Library, Harvard, where most of Hofer's books were given.
ProvenancePhilip and Frances Hofer, Cambridge, MA by whom given to MFA, September 15, 1955.