Seated Shepherdess

1762

Francesco Londonio

Associated Names
Francesco Londonio

Artist, Italian, 1723 - 1783

The image shows a woman wearing a long dress with patches of color, sitting with her back partially turned next to a goat. In the background, a flock of sheep are gathered in a field with trees on the left and a wooden fence. The color scheme is mostly gray with occasional warm orange accents. The scene is depicted with detailed lines and shading, creating a textured appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with white heightening on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.1 × 24.5 cm (7 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 28.6 × 41 cm (11 1/4 × 16 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.19.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Scola 1994, no. 37, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

A. Thompson Ellwanger III and Gregory Mescha, Baltimore; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Scola, Monica. Catalogo ragionato delle incisioni di Francesco Londonio. Milan, 1994: no. 37, i/iii

Inscriptions

upper left in image: 3. / Fran. Londonio / in. 1762

Wikidata ID

Q76339778

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