The Shepherd's Grave

Engraver Benjamin Phelps Gibbon British, born Wales
Publisher Francis Graham Moon British
June 2, 1838
Not on view
A sheep dog lies with its head on its fomer owner's grave. Based on a picture painted by Landseer in 1837.

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Object Information
  • Title: The Shepherd's Grave
  • Artist: After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London)
  • Engraver: Benjamin Phelps Gibbon (British, Penally, Wales 1802–1851 London)
  • Publisher: Francis Graham Moon (British, London 1796–1871 Brighton)
  • Date: June 2, 1838
  • Medium: Mixed method engraving on chine collé
  • Dimensions: Plate: 13 9/16 × 14 3/4 in. (34.5 × 37.4 cm)
    Sheet: 15 13/16 × 21 5/16 in. (40.2 × 54.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.30.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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