View of the Ospedale Maggiore in Milan from 1820/1821

View of Ospedale Maggiore in Milan from 1820-21 Aquatint with a beautiful lively view of Ospedale Maggiore in vibrant, uniform coloring. Used in four points on a contemporary paper medium. This historic print of Ospedale Maggiore Cà Granda, the former seat of the University of Milan, is in good condition, mounted inside a cardboard passe-partout. 

Inserted into the work "New collection of main interior and exterior views of the city of Milan, designed by F. Durelly, added to the School of Perspective at the Academy of Fine Arts and engraved by Angelo Biasioli and other artists of Valenti" in Francesco Bernucca in Milan, Contrada dei tre Rè No. 4091 [1820–21]. Mentioned in Paolo Arrigoni's text "Milan in ancient graphics," 1969, vol. I, p. 45, no. 145.

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