Evening: shepherds, labourers on their way home after a day of work, followed by two women and a child who cross a stream. Etching by J. Wagner after G. Zocchi.

[Venice] : [J. Wagner?], [between 1700 and 1799]

1 print : etching ; image 38.7 x 54.2 cm

La sera. Tempo è d'affaticar mentre il sol dura, Poichè la notte ogni animale ha pace. Giunge la sera, onde il villan sen giace Fin che ottenebra il ciel la notte oscura. G. Zocchi inv. ; I. Wagner scp. Merceria Ven.a. C.P.E.S. Translation of the Italian verses: The time to work is while the sun lasts, for at night every animal is at rest. The evening arrives, at which the land-worker lies down until dark night obscures the sky Bears reference numbers: "No. 20.4" (bottom left), "AD no. 4" (bottom right)

Wellcome Collection 543711i