Giacomo Cortese, called 'Il Bourguignon' (1621-1675)
Scène Militaires
Seven etchings, from a series of eight, circa 1635-1660, all on cream laid paper, without watermarks, second states with numbers, well inked impressions with wide margins, tipped onto 18th century mounts with ruled double borderlines in black ink, platemarks each approx. 116 x 162 mm. (4 5/8 x 6 3/8 in), sheets approx. 137 x 184 mm. (5 3/8 x 7 1/4 in), unframed, (7).

Provenance:
John Barnard (born ca. 1784) [Lugt 1419]

Literature:
Robert-Dumesnil 2-8 ii

⁂ Works by Cortese are very scarce at auction. Born in France as Jacques Cortois, the artist spent most of his working life in Italy, and in 1668 he became a Jesuit priest. He was otherwise known as 'Il Bourguignon'.