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The Good Shepherd by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Good Shepherd

Unrecorded maker

280–90 CE · Sculpture, marble

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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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Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers by Bourne & Shepherd, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers

Bourne & Shepherd (d. 2016)

1870s · Photograph, albumen print

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Su Wu the Shepherd by Min Zhen, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Su Wu the Shepherd

Min Zhen (d. 1788)

1788 · Painting, album leaf, ink on paper

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Three of Sri Tung Bahadur's Favorite Wives and His Youngest Son by Bourne & Shepherd, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Three of Sri Tung Bahadur's Favorite Wives and His Youngest Son

Bourne & Shepherd (d. 2016)

c. 1870 · Photograph, albumen print

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Study of a Shepherd by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Study of a Shepherd

Unrecorded maker

1700s · Painting, oil on paper, mounted on board

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Adoration of the Shepherds by Bernardo Cavallino, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Adoration of the Shepherds

Bernardo Cavallino (d. 1656)

c. 1650 · Painting, oil on canvas

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The Piping Shepherd by Nicolaes Berchem, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Piping Shepherd

Nicolaes Berchem (d. 1683)

1652 · Print, etching

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Holy Family with a Shepherd by Battista Dossi, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Holy Family with a Shepherd

Battista Dossi (d. 1548)

early 1520s · Painting, oil on canvas

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Bullock Cart, Delhi by Shepherd & Robertson, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Bullock Cart, Delhi

Shepherd & Robertson (d. 1864)

1863 · Photograph, Albumen print from glass plate negative

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Sketch for "The Wolf Turned Shepherd" (recto) by Gustave Doré, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketch for "The Wolf Turned Shepherd" (recto)

Gustave Doré (d. 1883)

c. 1868 · Drawing, graphite

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Adoration of the Shepherds by Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Adoration of the Shepherds

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein (d. 1540)

c. 1510 · Painting, oil on wood

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