Seated Old Man about to Drink from a Gourd

c. 1763

Francesco Londonio

Associated Names
Francesco Londonio

Artist, Italian, 1723 - 1783

The image shows an older man sitting on the ground, holding a jug with his left hand. He has long hair and a beard, wearing a long-sleeved shirt and loose pants. Next to him on the ground are a sack and a hat. A fluffy dog stands beside him, looking ahead. To the right, a horse with a saddle and a cloak on its back stands. The background displays rocky cliffs and shrubs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with white heightening on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.5 × 28.9 cm (8 7/16 × 11 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 28.4 × 41 cm (11 3/16 × 16 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.19.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Scola 1994, no. 55, State i/ii

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. 55, i/ii

Wikidata ID

Q76339864

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