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The Gentle Shepherd

After Sir David Wilkie British, Scottish
James Stewart British, Scottish
Publisher Moon, Boys & Graves British
1828
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Gentle Shepherd
  • Artist: After Sir David Wilkie (British, Cults, Scotland 1785–1841 off Gibraltar)
  • Artist: James Stewart (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1791–1863 South Africa)
  • Publisher: Moon, Boys & Graves (London, active 1827–36)
  • Date: 1828
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: plate: 11 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (29.5 x 35.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.63.2013
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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