Richard Earlom

(London, 1743 - 1822)

Lot of two engravings after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione:
a) Orpheus
Mezzotint, 283 x 369 mm (plate), 292 x 380 mm (sheet)

b) The exposition of Cyrus
Mezzotint, 284 x 368 mm (plate), 292 x 376 mm (sheet)

Both printed and published in London by John Boydell in 1781 and then included in the collection entitled "A set of Prints engraved after the most capital Paintings in the Collection of her Imperial Majesty the Empress of Russia, lately in the possession of the Earl of Norfolk, at Houghton in Norfolk...".

Beautiful, rich impression on laid paper. Examples with small margins of about 5 mm. In excellent general condition.