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The Shepherd

Print
19th century (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Richmond, George (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (engraved)

'The Shepherd' (a later state than E.1300-1925). The ivy on the tree, the branches above the shepherd's hand, and the lamb in foreground added, as well as a thatched cottage in the valley on left. The face of the second sheep on the shepherd's right has been burnished out. Signed and inscribed in pencil.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThe Shepherd
Materials and techniques
Engraving print
Printing Ink
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
'The Shepherd'. Engraving print by George Richmond. Great Britain. 19th century.
Physical description
'The Shepherd' (a later state than E.1300-1925). The ivy on the tree, the branches above the shepherd's hand, and the lamb in foreground added, as well as a thatched cottage in the valley on left. The face of the second sheep on the shepherd's right has been burnished out. Signed and inscribed in pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9in
  • Width: 4.4in
Measurements taken (and converted into decimal fractions) from: Catalogue of an Exhibition of Drawings, Etchings & Woodcuts by Samuel Palmer and other Disciples of William Blake October 20 - December 31, 1926. London : Published under the authority of the Board of Education, 1926. Publication No. 178 E.I.D.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Geo. Richmond' (Signed in pencil.)
  • 'The Shepherd' (Inscribed in pencil.)
Credit line
Presented by Lady Kennedy
Production
E.1300-1925 is print taken from an earlier state of the engraving.
Subject depicted
Shepherd
Associated object
E.1300-1925 (Version)
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of an exhibition of drawings, etchings & woodcuts by Samuel Palmer and other disciples of William Blake. London, Pub. under the authority of the Board of Education, 1926 40
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1301-1925

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1023330/the-shepherd-print-richmond-george-ra/
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