Peasant Woman with Baby and Little Girl

1760/1764

Francesco Londonio

Associated Names
Francesco Londonio

Artist, Italian, 1723 - 1783

The image shows two figures, an adult and a child. The adult is standing upright holding the child in their arms, while using a walking stick for support. The adult's head is covered with a hood, and their hair is not visible. They are wearing a long robe and shawl. The child is standing slightly in front of the adult, wearing a hooded garment and a long coat. In the background, there is a path with rocks and sparse plants, surrounded by detailed trees and hills in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching heightened with white gouache on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.5 x 19 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 41 x 28.4 cm (16 1/8 x 11 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.60.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Scola 1994, no. 49, State i/iii

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.

Wikidata ID

Q76339819

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