Collection of 14 hand-coloured aquatint views heightened with gum Arabic, depicting architectural landmarks of the city of Milan.

[np: c1840]. The artist and engraver attributions are based on the aquatint of the Maggiore Hospital held by the Wellcome Library which has its legend intact printed below the image. Further research located images of two Migliara paintings after which the corresponding aquatints were engraved. Since all of the aquatints are stylistically uniform it is more than highly likely that they were all engraved by Joannes Ruff after paintings by Giovanni Migliara. Migliari studied at the Brera Academy in Milan and began his career as a set designer in the Teatro Carcano and La Scala. He became a favourite of the Milanese aristocracy and in 1822 was named professor at the Brera Academy. In 1833 he was named court painter to King Charles Albert of Sardinia after being presented with the Civil Order of Savoy. His artistic output included numerous views of Milan and Venice. The aquatints depict (1) Porta Romana; (2) Piazza dei Mercanti; (3) Palazzo Reale: (4) Il Duomo (Milan Cathedral); (5) San-Fedele; (6) Scala di Brera (Brera Academy); (7) La Scala; (8) Porta Orientale; (9) Porta Nova: (10) Porta Comasina; (11) Arena; (12) Porta del Sempione (Arco della Pace); (13) unidentified street scene; and (14) Maggiore Hospital. 12 prints measuring 168 x 221 mm, trimmed to neatline & mounted on larger sheets with double ruled borders & ms. titles, 2 slightly smaller loose prints trimmed inside neatline. 19th century velvet over wooden boards, mounted brass borders on sides, monogram 'M P' in brass surmounted by a baronial coronet in brass on upper cover, brass catches, watered silk endpapers (some marking & few stains to covers, upper cover detached, rear joint cracked, spine worn, clasp lacking). elala5561