Sleeping Shepherd Boy and Woman with a Child

1759/1782

Francesco Londonio

Associated Names
Francesco Londonio

Artist, Italian, 1723 - 1783

A man is sitting against a tree, seemingly asleep. Next to him, a woman holds a basket and gestures. A boy is beside the man, looking at the woman, while a goat is near the woman. In the distance, a man rides a donkey surrounded by sheep and a cow. The landscape includes trees and rolling hills, giving depth. The image is monochrome, with detailed brushstrokes depicting foliage and clothing, creating an engraving style. The scene is serene and rustic, with a soft backdrop of trees enclosing the figures in pastoral activity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with white heightening on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.7 × 35 cm (10 1/2 × 13 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 39.8 × 50 cm (15 11/16 × 19 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.19.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Scola 1994, no. 84, 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. 84, i/iii

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Frn.co Londonio dipinse per il Sig Cavaliere de Rouchard Ufficial marchettiere della Cafa del Rè Cristianiss.mo

Wikidata ID

Q76339918

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