5156 - Orley, Richard van

Orley, Richard van [*] *Il pastor fido*—*The Faithful Shepherd*. 11 (of 12) etchings. Each approx. 25.3 x 18.7 cm. Hollstein nos. 48–59. *Il pastor fido* is a tragicomic pastoral play in five acts, written by Giovanni Battista Guarini between 1580 and 1583 and first published in Venice in 1590. The eleven idylls of the nearly complete suite in excellent to very excellent prints, trimmed to the border line, with the title in a white margin at the bottom. Somewhat dusty and partly stained; all mounted at the corners and partly along the edges; one sheet bleached and mounted; other signs of age; otherwise uniform and in good condition. Rare. From the collection of the Princes of Liechtenstein, in their original mounts. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.