Herder Collection (#5)

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)

Loading Texas cattle onto a train at Abilene railhead, Kansas, c. 1870 (colour litho)
PNP244872 Loading Texas cattle onto a train at Abilene railhead, Kansas, c.1870 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Herdsman with his flock (oil on canvas)
BFM284242 Herdsman with his flock (oil on canvas) by Roos, Philipp Peter, called Rosa da Tivoli (1657-1706); 110.7x147 cm; Schlossmuseum, Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha

Pastoral Landscape, 1646-47 (oil on canvas)
TMK289047 Pastoral Landscape, 1646-47 (oil on canvas) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee) (1600-82); 102.4x132.7 cm; The Putnam Foundation, Timken Museum of Art, San Diego, USA; eTimken Museum of Art

View of the Little and Great Pechlarn on the Danube, 1779-1792 (hand-coloured etching)
986414 View of the Little and Great Pechlarn on the Danube, 1779-1792 (hand-coloured etching) by Austrian School, (18th century); 39.4x53.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illuminated historiated initial N, depicting a nativity scene
986154 Illuminated historiated initial N, depicting a nativity scene, 1410 (cut from choir book) by Camaldolese, Don Simone (fl.1381-1426); 37.5x29.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

View of Boston, (oil on canvas)
985018 View of Boston, (oil on canvas) by Cole, Thomas (1801-1848); 86.3x119.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: View of Boston. Thomas Cole (1801-1848). Oil on canvas

Sunny Afternoon at the Well, (oil on canvas)
989916 Sunny Afternoon at the Well, (oil on canvas) by Siemieradzki, Henryk (1843-1902); 77.4x153.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunny Afternoon at the Well. Henryk Siemiradzki (1843-1902)

A Shepherdess with her Flock, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white)
658576 A Shepherdess with her Flock, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Chialiva, Luigi (1842-1914); 47x58.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Shepherdess with her Flock)

Off to Market, 1892 (oil on canvas)
659569 Off to Market, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Therkildsen, Michael (1850-1925); 47x64 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Danish, out of copyright

Changing Pastures, Evening, (oil on canvas)
658322 Changing Pastures, Evening, (oil on canvas) by Farquharson, Joseph (1846-1935); 101.7x152.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Changing Pastures, Evening. Joseph Farquharson (1846-1935)

A Goat Herd near Cairo (oil on canvas)
BOU203139 A Goat Herd near Cairo (oil on canvas) by Goodall, Frederick (1822-1904); Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English, out of copyright

Johann Gottfried von Herder (engraving)
5219423 Johann Gottfried von Herder (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Gottfried von Herder)

Alpine scenes (chromolitho)
6001552 Alpine scenes (chromolitho) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alpine scenes. Illustration from J Staubs Bilderbuch)

A Young Man Dressed as an Arcadian Shepherd (oil on canvas)
1766805 A Young Man Dressed as an Arcadian Shepherd (oil on canvas) by Fabre, Francois Xavier (1766-1837); 70x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Young Man Dressed as an Arcadian Shepherd)

A Shepherd and a Shepherdess in Dalliance in a Wooded Landscape, 1761 (oil on canvas)
990133 A Shepherd and a Shepherdess in Dalliance in a Wooded Landscape, 1761 (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 78x65.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Shepherdess with her Flock, 1907 (oil on canvas)
989834 Shepherdess with her Flock, 1907 (oil on canvas) by Deyrolle, Theophile Louis (1844-1923); 64.8x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Shepherdess with her Flock)

Motherless-The Shepherds Pet, 1897 (oil on canvas)
989781 Motherless-The Shepherds Pet, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Hunt, Walter (1861-1941); 76.2x114.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Motherless-The Shepherds Pet. Walter Hunt (1861-1941)

A Shepherd and his Flock on a Path in Winter, (oil on canvas)
989690 A Shepherd and his Flock on a Path in Winter, (oil on canvas) by Barker, Wright (1864-1941); 71.8x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Shepherd and his Flock on a Path in Winter)

A Shepherdess with her Flock, (oil on canvas)
989505 A Shepherdess with her Flock, (oil on canvas) by Dupre, Julien (1851-1910); 49.5x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Shepherdess with her Flock. Julien Dupre (1851-1910). Oil on canvas

Adoration of the Shepherds, (oil on canvas)
988079 Adoration of the Shepherds, (oil on canvas) by Miguel de Berrio, Gaspar (1706-62); 82.5x100.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Adoration of the Shepherds)

The Newborn Lamb, c. 1860 (black nd white chalks on paper)
987344 The Newborn Lamb, c.1860 (black nd white chalks on paper) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 39.7x31.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Newborn Lamb. Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875)

The Shepherdess, 1878 (charcoal and white chalk on paper)
985230 The Shepherdess, 1878 (charcoal and white chalk on paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 63x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shepherdess. Winslow Homer (1836-1910)

Leather: cattle (chromolitho)
968640 Leather: cattle (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leather: cattle. Liebig card, from a series on materials fo making clothes)

A Shepherd with his Flock, 1914 (oil on canvas)
827485 A Shepherd with his Flock, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Zugel, Heinrich Johann von (1850-1941); 90.2x122.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Shepherd with his Flock)

Between Gardens, (oil on panel)
827290 Between Gardens, (oil on panel) by Zugel, Heinrich Johann von (1850-1941); 57.1x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Between Gardens. Heinrich Johann von Zugel (1850-1941). Oil on panel

A Shepherdess Reclining with a Rabbit, a Hound and a Ram, (oil on canvas)
827650 A Shepherdess Reclining with a Rabbit, a Hound and a Ram, (oil on canvas) by Wtewael, Peter (1596-1660); 106.7x131.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Shepherdess Reclining with a Rabbit)

Shepherdess with Cows and Goats, (oil on canvas)
827449 Shepherdess with Cows and Goats, (oil on canvas) by Dupre, Julien (1851-1910); 59.7x81.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Shepherdess with Cows and Goats. Julien Dupre (1851-1910)

A Wooded Landscape with a Shepherd Boy Listening to a Magpie, and Three Sheep
652133 A Wooded Landscape with a Shepherd Boy Listening to a Magpie, and Three Sheep, (oil on canvas) by Dupont, Gainsborough (1754-97); 190.5x137.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cattle in a Wooded River Landscape, (oil on canvas)
651422 Cattle in a Wooded River Landscape, (oil on canvas) by Bonheur, Auguste Francois (1824-84); 65.9x101 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cattle in a Wooded River Landscape)

The Shepherdess, 1870 (oil on canvas)
651420 The Shepherdess, 1870 (oil on canvas) by Portaels, Jean Francois (1818-95); 87.6x150.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shepherdess. Jean Francois Portaels (1818-1895). Oil on canvas

Golden Sunset, (oil on canvas)
651037 Golden Sunset, (oil on canvas) by Inness, George Snr. (1825-94); 46x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Golden Sunset. George Inness, Sr. (1825-1894). Oil on canvas

The Adoration of the Shepherds, (oil on canvas)
659333 The Adoration of the Shepherds, (oil on canvas) by Clerck, Hendrik de (1570-1629); 209.5x146.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Adoration of the Shepherds)

Portrait of a Young Boy as a Shepherd, Standing Full Length
659282 Portrait of a Young Boy as a Shepherd, Standing Full Length, in a Landscape (oil on canvas) by Cuyp, Jacob Gerritsz (1594-1651) (circle of)

A Mother and Child with Geese, (oil on paper laid on board)
658913 A Mother and Child with Geese, (oil on paper laid on board) by Bianchi, Mose (1836-93); 29.5x43 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mother and Child with Geese. Mose Bianchi (1840-1904)

The Goatherds, (oil on panel)
658911 The Goatherds, (oil on panel) by Bianchi, Mose (1836-93); 36x49 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Goatherds. Mose Bianchi (1840-1904). Oil on panel

At the Farm Gate, (oil, watercolour and bodycolour)
658910 At the Farm Gate, (oil, watercolour and bodycolour) by Bianchi, Mose (1836-93); 60x44.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Farm Gate. Mose Bianchi (1840-1904)

A Shepherd and his Flock, 1862 (oil on panel)
658558 A Shepherd and his Flock, 1862 (oil on panel) by Verboeckhoven, Eugene Joseph (1798-1881); 26.7x43 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Shepherd and his Flock)

Deauville, 1870-1874 (oil on canvas)
656324 Deauville, 1870-1874 (oil on canvas) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 55x82 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Deauville. Eugene Boudin (1824-1898). Oil on canvas. Painted 1870-1874

Tending the Cows (oil on canvas)
476706 Tending the Cows (oil on canvas) by Garino, Angelo (1860-1945); 65x95 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Christmas Angel; L Ange de Noel, (pencil and coloured crayon)
658580 Christmas Angel; L Ange de Noel, (pencil and coloured crayon) by Khnopff, Fernand (1858-1921); 27x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas Angel; L Ange de Noel)

The Rendevous, (oil on canvas)
658362 The Rendevous, (oil on canvas) by Bromley, William III (c.1815-c.88); 35.6x45.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rendevous. William Bromley (fl.1835-1888). Oil on canvas

Don Quixote and the Goat Herders, 1870 (oil on canvas)
CH400935 Don Quixote and the Goat Herders, 1870 (oil on canvas) by Werner, Anton Alexander von (1843-1915); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mountainous landscape with a walled hill town: a shepherd accosted as he tends his flock
CTS404488 Mountainous landscape with a walled hill town: a shepherd accosted as he tends his flock in the foreground (pen & brown ink on paper) by Campagnola

Cattle fording a canal in the Mastaba Chapel of Ti, Old Kingdom (wall painting)
JB117475 Cattle fording a canal in the Mastaba Chapel of Ti, Old Kingdom (wall painting) by Egyptian 5th Dynasty (c.2494-2345 BC); Saqqara, Memphis, Egypt; eJohn Bethell; Egyptian, out of copyright

Motif from Kvikkjokk, 1862 (oil on canvas)
SNM128581 Motif from Kvikkjokk, 1862 (oil on canvas) by Holm, Per Daniel (1835-1903); 84x119 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; eSwedish National Art Museum; Swedish, out of copyright

Countryside scenes (coloured engraving)
5998861 Countryside scenes (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Countryside scenes)

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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.