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Jean-François Millet — The Large Shepherdess

Jean-François Millet

The Large Shepherdess

1862

Monumental in conception despite its modest scale, this etching captures the timeless relationship between shepherd and flock with extraordinary tenderness and authority.

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etching

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Jean-François Millet, The Large Shepherdess, 1862

Monumental in conception despite its modest scale, this etching captures the timeless relationship between shepherd and flock with extraordinary tenderness and authority.

Medium
etching
Year
1862
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Pastoral, Monochrome, French, Serene, Figure, 19th Century, Etching, Realism, Rural, Shepherdess

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