Ruggiero Rescues Angelica

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Ruggiero comes to rescue Angelica, chained to a rock, as a sea monster emerges to devour her — Ruggiero rescues Angelica about to be devoured by a monster.

Artist

Name:: Johannot, Tony
Dates:: 1803-1852
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: Laisné, father and daughters
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Roland furieux
Author(s):: Ariosto, Ludovico
Publisher:: Paris: Morizot, 1864
Open Library:: View record

Description

Angelica is chained naked to a rock overhanging the sea, from which a monster emerges to devour her, as Ruggerio can be seen in the distance riding the hippogriff to come and rescue her.
The caption reads in the French version: Roger délivre Angélique qu’un monstre va dévorer.

Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, black & white, eerie, frightened, monster, nudity, rock, seafront