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Shepherds and Shepherdesses by Conrad Martin Metz, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Shepherds and Shepherdesses

Conrad Martin Metz (d. 1827)

1789 · Drawing, red chalk over black chalk

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Shepherds in a Round Dance by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Shepherds in a Round Dance

Unrecorded maker

around 1500 · Tapestry, Wool and silk: tapestry weave

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds

Unrecorded maker

c. 1460 · Manuscript, ink, tempera and gold on vellum

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Study for "The Hireling Shepherd" by William Holman Hunt, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Study for "The Hireling Shepherd"

William Holman Hunt (d. 1910)

1851 · Drawing, graphite

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Pair of Candelabra Depicting Allegorical Figures of Liberty and Matrimony by Derby Porcelain Factory, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Pair of Candelabra Depicting Allegorical Figures of Liberty and Matrimony

Derby Porcelain Factory

c. 1775 · Ceramic, soft-paste porcelain

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The Shepherd and the Shepherdess by Charles François Daubigny, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Shepherd and the Shepherdess

Charles François Daubigny (d. 1878)

1874 · Print, etching

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A Seated Shepherdess by Jules Dupré, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A Seated Shepherdess

Jules Dupré (d. 1889)

c. 1836 · Drawing, black chalk with white heightening and white pastel on brown paper laid down on board

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Candelabrum Depicting an Allegorical Figure of Liberty by Derby Porcelain Factory, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Candelabrum Depicting an Allegorical Figure of Liberty

Derby Porcelain Factory

c. 1775 · Ceramic, soft-paste porcelain

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Design for the Divertissement from "La Pastorale" (First Entrée of the opera-ballet "Les Muses" by Danchet and Campra") by Jean I Bérain, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Design for the Divertissement from "La Pastorale" (First Entrée of the opera-ballet "Les Muses" by Danchet and Campra")

Jean I Bérain (d. 1711)

1703 · Drawing, pen and black ink and brush and gray wash with red, blue, and yellow wash, with graphite

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Candelabrum Depicting an Allegorical Figure of Matrimony by Derby Porcelain Factory, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Candelabrum Depicting an Allegorical Figure of Matrimony

Derby Porcelain Factory

c. 1775 · Ceramic, soft-paste porcelain

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The Shepherd and the Shepherdess by Charles François Daubigny, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Shepherd and the Shepherdess

Charles François Daubigny (d. 1878)

1874 · Print, etching

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Shepherd and Shepherdess by Niderviller Factory, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Shepherd and Shepherdess

Niderviller Factory

1770–75(?) · Ceramic, faience

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