View of the siege of Castro, 1641 (Castro, Lazio, Italy) 42°31ʹ58ʺN 11°38ʹ55ʺE

Andrea Salminci (c. 1570- after 1641) (engraver) [left, following on from dedication:] Andrea Salminci Intagliat.re

Luigi Mattei, Marquis of Belmonte (active 1641-75) (dedicatee)

Watermark: Map: none visible. Mount: none.

Condition: six fold lines; pressure marks. Verso: creased; surface dirt

34.6 x 48.5 cm (image and sheet)

cropped (platemark)

31.3 x 48.5 cm (neatline)

40.9 x 52.5 cm (mount)

Printed title:

LA CITTÀ DI CASTRO / Come si trouo nel rendersi all’Armi di N.S. / li 14 di Ottobre. 164i. [top centre, in banner]

Dedication:

All' Il.^mo et Ecc.^mo Sig.^r et Prone / Col.^mo Il Sig.^r Generale / D. LVIGI MATTEI / Marchese di Belmonte … [left, on cartouche surmounted by the coat of arms of the dedicatee]

Additional text:

[bottom, below view, a key, 1-32, to prominent buildings in the town, field fortifications, batteries and troops.]

Annotations:

George III heading: Castro taken by the Pope’s Troops commanded by the Marquis di Belmonte 14 October 1641.

Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom right, black pencil:] 1641; [top, black pencil, erased: the old heading?]. (Verso) [top right: multiple ink markings].

George III catalogue entry:

Castro La Citta di Castro come si trovo nel rendersi all’Armi di N.S. li 14 di Ottobre 1641: da Andrea Saminci.

Bibliographic reference(s)

M. McDonald, The Print Collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Part II, Architecture, Topography and Military Maps, 3 vols, London 2019, cat. no. 3095