Artist: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. One of the great artists of the Baroque, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609-64) was perhaps the most innovative and technically brilliant Italian draftsman of his time. (The Royal Collection Trust).
Title: Four Small Oriental heads.
Inscription: 1. Castilione. 2-3. GB Castilione Genovese. 4. No inscription.
Dimensions: Sheet 1. 4 3/8" x 3 1/4". 2. 4 1/4" x 3 1/4". 3. 4 3/8" x 3 1/8". 4. 4 3/8" x 3 1/8". Backing sheet 14 1/8" x 10 1/4".
Publisher: John McCreery, English publisher and printer (1768-1832).
Edition: A Collection of Original Etchings. Published by McCreery. London, 1816. The original copper plates were believed to be destroyed after this publication.
Date: 1816 (published).
Materials and Techniques: etchings on a thin, lightweight wove paper printed without margins. Mounted on the same paper as other McCreery prints and presumably taken from the same volume because of the same three sides’ gilded edges and matching size.
Mat and Frame: adhered to the backing paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Scattered spotting. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries:
The British Museum 1871,0812.29, 1871,0812.27, 1871,0812.32, 1871,0812.40.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XVII C. British School XIX C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry of the same items from the collection of the British Museum.