Etching by Giovanni Castiglione, an Italian Baroque artist, printmaker and draftsman from Genoa. He was also known as Il Grechetto, with possible dates of 1609 to 1665, and is credited with inventing the monotype printmaking technique. He was influenced by Van Dyck and Rubens, and you can see the influence of Rembrandt in the etching here. He had various run-ins with the law because he had a bad temperament, but that doesn't detract from the quality of this etching. He was known for portraits, landscapes, and historical scenes as well. The etching shows a man in a turban, with a beard and mustache, from the series of five subjects entitled "Great Studies of Heads from the Orient", circa 1640. Signed in the upper left with his native Genoa ("Genovese") under his name. The overall size is 14 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. wide and the sight size is 7 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. wide.