Herder Collection (#4)

A drover urging a team of bullocks to swim the Tiber at the Ponte Milvio Crossing
449355 A drover urging a team of bullocks to swim the Tiber at the Ponte Milvio Crossing (pen & brown ink with brown wash on paper) by Vrancx

Source of the Yangtze in Tibet (chromolitho)
2782745 Source of the Yangtze in Tibet (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Source of the Yangtze in Tibet)

Gardeuse d Oies (Keeper of Geese) (colour litho)
3098504 Gardeuse d Oies (Keeper of Geese) (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gardeuse d Oies (Keeper of Geese)

Young Man Reclining on the Downs, c. 1833-35 (oil on paper)
FIT111426 Young Man Reclining on the Downs, c.1833-35 (oil on paper) by Aligny, Theodore Caruelle d (1798-1871); 21.6x45.2 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The Shepherd (oil on canvas)
BOU203110 The Shepherd (oil on canvas) by Furse, Charles Wellington (1868-1904); 101.6x58.4 cm; Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English, out of copyright

Going to Market, 1895 (oil on canvas)
BOU203104 Going to Market, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Collins, Charles (1850-1921); 50.8x76.2 cm; Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English, out of copyright

The Ford; Cows on the Edge of a Ford; Le Gue; Vaches au Bord du Gue, c
656325 The Ford; Cows on the Edge of a Ford; Le Gue; Vaches au Bord du Gue, c.1870-1873 (oil on canvas) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 56x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Young Shepherdess; Jeune Bergere, 1868 (oil on canvas)
827507 Young Shepherdess; Jeune Bergere, 1868 (oil on canvas) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905); 106x71.8. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Young Shepherdess; Jeune Bergere)

A Shepherd tending his Flock, (oil on canvas)
989276 A Shepherd tending his Flock, (oil on canvas) by Jacque, Charles Emile (1813-94); 46x38.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Shepherd tending his Flock. Charles Emile Jacque (1813-1894)

The Young Shepherdess, (oil on canvas)
989268 The Young Shepherdess, (oil on canvas) by Carpentier, Evariste (1845-1922); 41x32.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Young Shepherdess. Evariste Carpentier (1845-1922). Oil on canvas

Sunset in Campagna; Abendstimmung in der Campagna (oil on canvas)
823394 Sunset in Campagna; Abendstimmung in der Campagna (oil on canvas) by Arnz, Albert (1832-1914); 94x134 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunset in Campagna; Abendstimmung in der Campagna)

Shepherd with Sheep, 1888 (detrempe on linen laid down on canvas)
988886 Shepherd with Sheep, 1888 (detrempe on linen laid down on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 22.2x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Shepherd with Sheep; Berger avec Moutons)

The Adoration of the Shepherds (oil on canvas)
990223 The Adoration of the Shepherds (oil on canvas) by Sustris, Friedrich (c.1540-99); 115.5x96.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Adoration of the Shepherds)

A Sheperdess Picking Flowers, (red chalk on paper)
990043 A Sheperdess Picking Flowers, (red chalk on paper) by Robert, Hubert (1733-1808); 36.6x28.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sheperdess Picking Flowers. Hubert Robert (1733-1808)

The Drovers Halt, 1846 (oil on canvas)
621472 The Drovers Halt, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Ansdell, Richard (1815-85); 94.6 x 185 cm; Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, Lancashire, UK; eThe Atkinson; English, out of copyright

Daphnis and Chloe Bidding Each other Goodnight, design for a decorative panel
STC133619 Daphnis and Chloe Bidding Each other Goodnight, design for a decorative panel, from Daphnis and Chloe, c.1912 (colour litho) by Bakst

The Sevang or Cockcha Lake, Transcaucasia, plate 23 from a book on the Caucasus
STC189202 The Sevang or Cockcha Lake, Transcaucasia, plate 23 from a book on the Caucasus, engraved by Eugene Le Roux (1807-63), published by Alfred Leon Lemercier, Paris, 1847 (litho) by Gagarin

Animalia (oil on canvas)
XKH234252 Animalia (oil on canvas) by Bergen, Dirck van (c.1645-90); 34.5x47 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Dutch, out of copyright

Italian country road (coloured engraving)
3630080 Italian country road (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian country road)

The first shepherd (chromolitho)
1094196 The first shepherd (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first shepherd)

"I will arise and go to my father"(chromolitho)
979011 " I will arise and go to my father" (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " I will arise and go to my father")

A Girl with Goats, 1875 (oil on canvas)
659070 A Girl with Goats, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Maris, Matthijs (1839-1917); 66x99 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Girl with Goats. Matthijs Maris (1839-1917). Oil on canvas

The Good Shepherd, (black and red chalk)
659179 The Good Shepherd, (black and red chalk) by Murillo, Bartolome Esteban (1618-82); 33.6x23.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Good Shepherd. Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1618-1682)

Intruders, (oil on board)
657869 Intruders, (oil on board) by King, Henry John Yeend (1855-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Intruders. Henry John Yeend King (1855-1924). Oil on board

A Shepherdess Seated with Sheep and a Basket of Flowers Near a Ruin in a Wooded Landscape
651237 A Shepherdess Seated with Sheep and a Basket of Flowers Near a Ruin in a Wooded Landscape, (oil on canvas) by Fragonard

Arabian Shepherd and His Flock, (oil on canvas)
651048 Arabian Shepherd and His Flock, (oil on canvas) by Fisher, Mark (1841-1923); 55x67 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Arabian Shepherd and His Flock. Mark Fisher (1841-1923). Oil on canvas

Leaving the Hills, 1896 (oil on canvas)
6198636 Leaving the Hills, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Hurt, Louis Bosworth (1856-1929); 74.3x125.1 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Orchar Collection); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; English

Gottfried Herder- portrait Painting
3771404 Gottfried Herder- portrait Painting by Graff, Anton (1736-1813); (add.info.: Gottfried Herder- portrait. Painting by Anton Graff)

Cattle Drive, 1898 (w / c on paper)
PNP274167 Cattle Drive, 1898 (w/c on paper) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Hermes stealing the cattle of Apollo (chromolitho)
2782943 Hermes stealing the cattle of Apollo (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hermes stealing the cattle of Apollo)

Manila and its Environs: Huts of the Mountain Indians (watercolour with bodycolour)
1767252 Manila and its Environs: Huts of the Mountain Indians (watercolour with bodycolour) by Lozano, Jose Honorato (c.1815-c.85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manila and its Environs)

The First Snow; La prima neve, (oil on canvas)
1197474 The First Snow; La prima neve, (oil on canvas) by Bruzzi, Stefano (1835-1911); 72x112 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Pigs that marshal themselves to pasture (litho)
3637829 Pigs that marshal themselves to pasture (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pigs that marshal themselves to pasture)

The Herdsman; Der Hirte, (gouache, watercolour and balck crayon on paper)
656686 The Herdsman; Der Hirte, (gouache, watercolour and balck crayon on paper) by Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig (1880-1938); 42.5x28 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Herdsman; Der Hirte)

The Syrian Shepherd, 1865 (oil on cradled panel)
989598 The Syrian Shepherd, 1865 (oil on cradled panel) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904); 45.7x83.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Syrian Shepherd; Le Berger Syrien)

Roman Countryside - Rocky Valley with a Herd of Pigs, 1843 (oil on canvas)
987338 Roman Countryside - Rocky Valley with a Herd of Pigs, 1843 (oil on canvas) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 96x135 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Pastoral Landscape with a Shepherd and Shepherdess seated by Ruins, (oil on canvas)
990209 A Pastoral Landscape with a Shepherd and Shepherdess seated by Ruins, (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 82.8x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Spanish Muleteers Crossing the Pyrenees, 1857 (oil on canvas)
989956 Spanish Muleteers Crossing the Pyrenees, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Bonheur, Rosa (1822-99); 117.2x200 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish Muleteers Crossing the Pyrenees)

An Extensive View of Dover and Dover Castle (oil on canvas)
824244 An Extensive View of Dover and Dover Castle (oil on canvas) by Nelson, Arthur (fl.1766-90); 123.2x171.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Extensive View of Dover and Dover Castle)

Shepherd and Sheep; Berger et Moutons, 1890 (pencil and gouache on silk laid down on card
826202 Shepherd and Sheep; Berger et Moutons, 1890 (pencil and gouache on silk laid down on card) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 55.2x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Shepherd Playing the Pipes (oil on canvas)
827965 A Shepherd Playing the Pipes (oil on canvas) by Baeck, Johan (c.1600-54); 76.5x63.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Shepherd Playing the Pipes. Johan Baeck (c.1600-1654). Oil on canvas

Europe: forest in Lithuania; German village; Italian country road (coloured engraving)
3630087 Europe: forest in Lithuania; German village; Italian country road (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Europe)

Portraits of famous Germans from Ritter vom Deutschen Geiste (litho)
3634328 Portraits of famous Germans from Ritter vom Deutschen Geiste (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Ritter vom Deutschen Geiste)

Horses at pasture, Ridells Creek in the MacDonnell mountains and an emu with its young (chromolitho)
735720 Horses at pasture, Ridells Creek in the MacDonnell mountains and an emu with its young (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horses at pasture)

Flock of Sheep, Houghton Farm, 1878 (watercolour, brush and black ink and pencil on paper
650547 Flock of Sheep, Houghton Farm, 1878 (watercolour, brush and black ink and pencil on paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 22.2x28.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flock of Sheep)

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In the vast landscapes captured by artists, a herder stands as a solitary figure, guiding their flock through the changing seasons. From A Distant View of Maidstone to Fowl House Farm, these glimpses into rural life showcase the timeless bond between humans and animals. With pencil strokes, an artist portrays children playing near Fowl House Farm, while a shepherd keeps watch over his sheep nearby. The scene exudes tranquility and innocence, reminding us of simpler times when nature was our playground. In William Blake's iconic work "The Lamb, " we witness the tenderness of a shepherd towards his flock. Through hand-coloured relief-etching and watercolour techniques, this masterpiece immortalizes the beauty found in everyday moments on the pastoral fields. From Scotland's rugged terrain to Mongolia's wide-open plains, herders traverse diverse landscapes with unwavering dedication. They navigate treacherous paths like Slioch from Grudie Bridge or find solace in Tochmanga camp amidst unfamiliar surroundings. A portrait captures the essence of a herder - weathered face reflecting years spent under sun and wind. Their eyes hold stories untold; their hands bear calluses earned through hard work and resilience. These individuals embody strength and perseverance against all odds. Jozef Marian Chelmonski's painting "Herdsman" transports us to 1897 Poland where cattle roam freely under a herder's watchful eye. It serves as a reminder that even in rapidly changing societies, traditions rooted in agriculture persist as symbols of cultural heritage. Not all scenes are idyllic; some evoke profound emotions like Francisco Goya's "A Shepherd Weeping on a Tomb Erected to a Gnat. " This oil-on-canvas masterpiece explores themes of loss and mourning within nature itself – reminding us that even small creatures can leave lasting impacts on our lives. Beyond artistry lies reality - such as Mongolian cattle herders who brave harsh climates and vast distances to sustain their livelihoods.