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Giraudon’s Artist — Shepherdess Leaning Against a Tree, with Two Sheep

Giraudon’s Artist

Shepherdess Leaning Against a Tree, with Two Sheep

1870

Bucolic pastoral life is elegantly framed in this albumen print, emphasizing the romanticized view of rural labor popular in 19th-century photography and art.

Medium
Albumen print

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Giraudon’s Artist, Shepherdess Leaning Against a Tree, with Two Sheep, 1870

Bucolic pastoral life is elegantly framed in this albumen print, emphasizing the romanticized view of rural labor popular in 19th-century photography and art.

Medium
Albumen print
Year
1870
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Pastoral, Monochrome, French, Albumen Print, Serene, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Landscape, Figurative

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