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Shepherd and Shepherdess
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Shepherd and Shepherdess

1630 - 1634 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

A shepherdess, with a bird's nest on her lap and a bird at her bare breast, tempts a shepherd who is already rolling up his sleeves. To the left, two sheep, and to the right, the head of a dog.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printpastorals, Arcadian scenesloverscourting, flirting
Credit lineHerder en herderin. 1630 - 1634. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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