Seated Old Man

Francesco Londonio

Associated Names
Francesco Londonio

Artist, Italian, 1723 - 1783

An older man is sitting on a stone in a countryside setting. He leans on his right arm, with one leg crossed over the other. The man has a weathered face, a beard, and wears a large hat. He is dressed in a fur-lined cloak that covers him from shoulders to ankles and holds a staff in his left hand. Next to him is a large cow, resting at his side with its head lowered. Behind him is a young child peeking out. In the background, there are goats grazing on the grass and an old stone archway surrounded by trees and foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching heightened with white gouache on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19 x 24.4 cm (7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 28.5 x 41 cm (11 1/4 x 16 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.60.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Scola 1994, no. 45, State ii/iii

  • Series Title

    Twelve Etchings Dedicated to Cavalier Dundas

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. A. Thompson Ellwanger III and Mr. Gregory Mescha, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

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

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: 11

Wikidata ID

Q76339812

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