Sweet China Oranges

1794

Luigi Schiavonetti after Francis Wheatley

Associated Names
Luigi Schiavonetti

Artist, Italian, 1765 - 1810

Francis Wheatley

Artist After, British, 1747 - 1801

The image shows three adults standing in a city street scene. A man in a brown coat and dark hat stands on the left, holding a basket of oranges. To his right, a woman in a light-colored dress and white shawl holds a few oranges while looking at the man. Behind her, another woman in a dark outfit with a shawl and bonnet looks at the man. In the background, there are stone arches and faded figures, suggesting an urban setting. Another basket of oranges is on the ground nearby.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color stipple engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 47.9 × 36.7 cm (18 7/8 × 14 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.7

  • Series Title

    The Cries of London

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

Wikidata ID

Q65023620

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