Standing Shepherd

1760

Francesco Londonio

Associated Names
Francesco Londonio

Artist, Italian, 1723 - 1783

This is a drawing of a pastoral scene with sheep. Three sheep are in the foreground, one standing and two lying down, surrounded by foliage. In the background, a person in rustic attire holds a staff. Behind them, there is a figure on horseback in a faint landscape. The drawing uses shading and line work to create texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching heightened with white gouache on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.6 x 19.5 cm (9 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 41 x 28.5 cm (16 1/8 x 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.60.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Scola 1994, no. 51, 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.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: FLondonio / in f. 1760

Wikidata ID

Q76339828

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