ANTONIO ZUCCHI 1726 - 1795
Two Ladies and a Boy with a Dog in a Garden
Brush and brown and grey ink, white heightening
On light brown paper
27.4 x 18.5 cm
Framed with anti UV glass and anti acid French passepartout

The greater part of Antonio Zucchi's graphic production, was the depiction of scenes from the Roman countryside which were mainly executed in pen and brown ink with the very unique addition of white heightening. This technique of using the white heightening may be the result of his earlier venetian artistic education. The present drawing must be dated to or after the period after his venetian sojourn of about 1760 as is indicated by the point of view of colouring and the style which is already indicating to his later neo-classical style. A comparable drawing "Family Portrait in an Interior" was formerly in the Paul Wallraf collection.