Seated Shepherd with Horse, Dog, Goats and Sheep

after 1776

Francesco Londonio

Associated Names
Francesco Londonio

Artist, Italian, 1723 - 1783

This etching depicts a pastoral scene viewed from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is not prominently featured. A horse stands on the left side, with a hunched back and a long mane. A shepherd is seated near a cave entrance, playing a flute. A dog rests at his feet, and a goat stands nearby. The cave shelters several sheep. The artist uses fine lines to create texture and detail. The color palette is monochromatic, in black and white. The background features minimal foliage and thin tree branches.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.6 × 35.2 cm (10 1/2 × 13 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.2 × 43 cm (12 11/16 × 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.19.33

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Scola 1994, no. 71, State undesc before 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. 71, undesc state before i/ii

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in pen and ink: Londonio Fece.

Wikidata ID

Q76339944

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