Herdsmen Collection (#2)

A drover with his family and cattle beside classical ruins, 1666 (chalk
1072171 A drover with his family and cattle beside classical ruins, 1666 (chalk, ink & w/c on paper) by Roos, Johann Heinrich (1631-85); 19.2x32.1 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

The Smithfield Club Cattle Show, Special Service, at Berners Hall, for Herdsmen and Drovers (engraving)
1611523 The Smithfield Club Cattle Show, Special Service, at Berners Hall, for Herdsmen and Drovers (engraving) by English School

The Arcadian Shepherds (oil on canvas)
CTS336397 The Arcadian Shepherds (oil on canvas) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); 101x82 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info)

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)

A River Valley Landscape with Herdsmen and Travellers (oil on canvas)
781625 A River Valley Landscape with Herdsmen and Travellers (oil on canvas) by Pillement, Jean Baptiste (1728-1808); 63x55 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; French

Bedouin shepherds of Asia Minor (chromolitho)
2782519 Bedouin shepherds of Asia Minor (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bedouin shepherds of Asia Minor)

Divine Service for Shepherds and Herdsmen, a Study at the Berners Hall, Islington (engraving)
1057919 Divine Service for Shepherds and Herdsmen, a Study at the Berners Hall, Islington (engraving) by Herkomer, Hubert von (1849-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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

Ancient Egyptian herdsmen (colour litho)
3626519 Ancient Egyptian herdsmen (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Egyptian herdsmen. From a wall painting in a tomb of the 12th Dynasty)

Landscape (oil on canvas)
MHB277102 Landscape (oil on canvas) by Asselijn, Jan (c.1610-52); 39x55 cm; Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

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

A river landscape with a herdsman playing a pipe with classical ruins on a hilltop beyond
5044438 A river landscape with a herdsman playing a pipe with classical ruins on a hilltop beyond (oil on canvas) by Teniers

A Pastoral Landscape
CP10019 A Pastoral Landscape by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee) (1600-82); Private Collection; eLady Inglewood; French, out of copyright

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 Madness of Sir Tristan, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde
BRA76578 The Madness of Sir Tristan, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde, William Morris & Co. (stained glass) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 68x60.5 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums

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)

Wooded Landscape with Herdsman and Cattle, c. 1775-80 (black chalk & grey-black washes)
995907 Wooded Landscape with Herdsman and Cattle, c.1775-80 (black chalk & grey-black washes, heightened with white gouache on laid paper) by Gainsborough

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

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)

Divine service for shepherds and herdsmen - a study at the Berners Hall, Islington, London (engraving)
603891 Divine service for shepherds and herdsmen - a study at the Berners Hall, Islington, London (engraving) by English School

Lion Shooting in the Gir, Kattiawar, North-Western India (litho)
1037881 Lion Shooting in the Gir, Kattiawar, North-Western India (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lion Shooting in the Gir, Kattiawar, North-Western India)

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

Herdsmen on the military confines (engraving)
962225 Herdsmen on the military confines (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Herdsmen on the military confines)

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 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)

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"Herdsmen: Guardians of the Pastoral Landscape" In the idyllic setting of Fowl House Farm, Witley, a picturesque scene unfolds. Children frolic amidst the lush greenery, while a shepherd stands watch over his flock of sheep nearby. This timeless image captures the essence and their vital role in shaping our agricultural heritage. "The Lamb, " an exquisite hand-coloured relief-etching from 1789, portrays a tender bond between shepherd and lamb. The artist's delicate strokes evoke warmth and compassion that transcend time. Contrasting emotions come to life in "A Shepherd Weeping on a Tomb Erected to a Gnat" (1808). Through oil on canvas, we witness the profound grief experienced by this shepherd as he mourns even for nature's tiniest creatures—a poignant reminder of our interconnectedness with all living beings. Religious significance intertwines with pastoral life in "The Annunciation to the Shepherds. " Painted on canvas, this masterpiece depicts shepherds receiving divine news—an ethereal encounter that highlights how herders were not only caretakers but also bearers of spiritual messages. From ancient times comes an extraordinary funerary model found within the tomb of Meketre during Egypt's Middle Kingdom era (c. 2000 BC). Crafted meticulously from painted wood, it showcases livestock census—testament to herdsmen's crucial role in sustaining communities throughout history. Fast forward to 1900 when "The Frozen Sheepherder" emerges on canvas. This chilling portrayal reminds us that herding is not without its challenges; yet despite harsh conditions, these resilient individuals persevere through dedication and love for their animals. Moving beyond paintings into three-dimensional artistry lies "Model of a Cattle stable from the tomb of Meketre" (c. 1981-1975 B. C. ).