Original 1769 copper engraving of the Cavaliere incognito del Tigre, a knight in armor with a plumed helmet and an oval shield. Drawn by Ennemond Alexandre Petitot and engraved by Giuliano Zuliani in Parma, as stated in the lettering at the foot.
Original 1769 copper engraving of the Cavaliere incognito del Tigre, a knight in armor with a plumed helmet and an oval shield. Drawn by Ennemond Alexandre Petitot and engraved by Giuliano Zuliani in Parma, as stated in the lettering at the foot.
It comes from the Descrizione delle feste celebrate in Parma l'anno MDCCLXIX, the book commemorating the marriage of the Infante Don Ferdinand of Bourbon to the Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, printed by the Stamperia Reale of Parma, where Giambattista Bodoni was then at work.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: Ennemond Alexandre Petitot (1727-1801).
Engraver: Giuliano Zuliani (c. 1730 - c. 1814).
Date: 1769.
Source: Descrizione delle feste celebrate in Parma l'anno 1769. Stamperia Reale, Parma.
Dimensions: Image 13.0 x 9.4 in (33 x 24 cm); sheet 15.0 x 11.2 in (38 x 28.4 cm).
Condition: Trimmed to the image at the top; losses and tears at the corners and margins that do not affect the image; some foxing specks in the upper margin.