Trompe l'Oeil: Prints with Men and Sheep, Using Original Copperplates

c. 1790

Milanese 18th Century and Francesco Londonio

Associated Names
Milanese 18th Century

Artist

Francesco Londonio

Artist, Italian, 1723 - 1783

This is a drawing of three portraits within an ornate decorative frame. The drawing consists of three smaller sketches placed within an oval design bordered by an intricate floral and vine pattern. The top left sketch depicts an older man with prominent facial features and a contemplative expression. The center sketch features three sheep resting on the grass. The bottom right sketch shows a figure in profile wearing a hood or cap. Each sketch has a distinct style but is unified by the delicate and detailed etching technique.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving printed in black and brown with ochre watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26 x 37.7 cm (10 1/4 x 14 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.2 x 42.8 cm (11 7/8 x 16 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.163.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Scola 1994, no. 20, State and 26

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1994

  • Scola, Monica. Catalogo ragionato delle incisioni di Francesco Londonio. Milan, 1994.

Inscriptions

in sheep plate: FLondonio / in. f. 1760; in old man plate, upper left: FL; by later hand in graphite: [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q76335959

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