ID 1250771 
Lot 98  | GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE (1609-1665)
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000 
Two Etchings
Shepherds following their Flock, early 1650s, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression of this rare print, second state (of four), printing with good contrasts and a light plate tone, with thread to narrow margins;
Noah and the Animals entering the Ark, circa 1650-55, on laid paper, with an indistinct watermark, a fine, silvery impression, printing with good contrasts, trimmed to or just outside the platemark, some minor defects;
generally in good condition
Plate & Sheet 205 x 402 mm. (B. 1)
Plate 247 x 367 mm., Sheet 248 x 369 mm. (B. 30)(2)
Provenance
Christie's, London, 20 June 2000, lot 17. (B. 1)
With P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London (their stocknumber K. 1212 in pencil verso).
With Artemis Fine Arts, London. (B. 30)
Eric G. Stanley (1923-2018), Oxford; acquired at the above sale, and from the above in 1982, respectively.
Literature
Bartsch 1, 30
| Artist: | Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609 - 1664) | 
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| Applied technique: | Etching | 
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic | 
| Art style: | Old Masters | 
| Place of origin: | Italy | 
| Artist: | Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609 - 1664) | 
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| Applied technique: | Etching | 
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic | 
| Art style: | Old Masters | 
| Place of origin: | Italy | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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