Angelica and Medoro carve their names on a tree, both writing with the same stylus. Engraving by R. Morghen after T. Matteini after L. Ariosto.

An episode in Ariosto, Orlando furioso, canto XIX, stanza 36: "Fra piacer tanti, ovunque un arbor dritto / Vedesse ombrare o fonte o rivo puro, / V'avea spillo o coltel subito fitto; / Così, se v'era alcun sasso men duro: / Ed era fuori in mille luoghi scritto, / E così in casa in altri tanti il muro, / Angelica e Medoro, in vari modi / Legati insieme di diversi nodi.". In the present print, Angelica has lost one sandal and her robe is falling off, while Medoro is shod on both feet and clothed, suggesting an erotic encounter initiated by her. On the left, behind a tree, Cupid stands holding a burning torch, as also described by Ariosto