Peasant Man with a Sack and Two Shepherdesses

after 1765

Francesco Londonio

Associated Names
Francesco Londonio

Artist, Italian, 1723 - 1783

The image shows a pastoral scene featuring a group of shepherds and their flock. The horizon line is visible with a wooden fence and some leafless trees, suggesting a countryside setting. The artwork is an etching with detailed cross-hatching creating textures and shades. The color palette consists of neutral tones like brown and gray. In the foreground, there are sheep and goats with their shepherds, one woman gesturing while the others tend to the animals. In the background, rocky outcrops and foliage can be seen.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with white heightening on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.7 × 34.8 cm (10 1/2 × 13 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 39.6 × 50.1 cm (15 9/16 × 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.19.27

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Scola 1994, no. 83, 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. 83, i/iii

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Fran.co Londonio dipinse in Tavola di piedi otto circa per il Sig. Conte Mari, ed egli me.mo incise

Wikidata ID

Q76339915

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