Shepherdess in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Princess Isabella (1676-81), c. 1677.

Peter Lely (Dutch), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Shepherd's Idyll, 1768.

François Boucher (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Panoramic View of the Alps, Les Dents du Midi, Gustave Courbet

Panoramic View of the Alps, Les Dents du Midi, 1877.

Gustave Courbet (French), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Shepherdess, 1881.

Gardeuse de moutons (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Frye Art Museum, United States

The Shepherdess, 1889.

Pastourelle (museum title)

William Bouguereau (French), oil on canvas

Philbrook Museum of Art, United States

In the Auvergne, c. 1866–1869.

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Shepherdess and Her Flock, Jean-François Millet

Shepherdess and Her Flock, c. 1864–1865.

Jean-François Millet (French), black chalk and pastel

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Young Girl Guarding her Sheep, Jean-François Millet

Young Girl Guarding her Sheep, c. 1860–1862.

Jeune fille gardant ses moutons (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on wood

Clark Art Institute, United States

A Shepherdess and Her Flock in the Shade of Trees, Jean-François Millet

A Shepherdess and Her Flock in the Shade of Trees, 1854–1855.

Jean-François Millet (French), conté crayon and pastel on laid paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Shepherdess Sitting at the Edge of the Forest, Jean-François Millet

Shepherdess Sitting at the Edge of the Forest, c. 1848–1849.

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

The Shepherdess, Marie Ressort as a Child, Roger de La Fresnaye

The Shepherdess, Marie Ressort as a Child, c. 1910.

La Bergère Marie Ressort enfant (museum title)

Roger de La Fresnaye (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art Moderne de Troyes, France

Cattle on the Way Home, 1868.

Kreaturer på hjemvei (museum title)

Anders Askevold (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Trondheim Art Museum, Norway

The Keeper of the Flock, Jean-François Millet

The Keeper of the Flock, 1871–1874.

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Shepherd and Shepherdess, François Boucher

Shepherd and Shepherdess, 1760.

Pastorale (museum title)

François Boucher (French), oil on canvas

Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany

Waterfall at Mont-Dore, Achille Etna Michallon

Waterfall at Mont-Dore, 1818.

Achille Etna Michallon (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Landscape with Resting Cattle, Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg

Landscape with Resting Cattle, 1767.

Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg (French), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Sleeping Shepherdess (Schlafende Hirtin), Franz Marc

Sleeping Shepherdess (Schlafende Hirtin), 1912.

Franz Marc (German), woodblock print

National Gallery of Art, United States

Shepherd Girl's Sunday, 1912.

Vallkullans söndag (museum title)

Anders Zorn (Swedish), etching

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Shepherdess Leaning on her Staff, Jean-François Millet

Shepherdess Leaning on her Staff, c. 1852–1853.

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Warm Afternoon, 1878.

Winslow Homer (American), watercolor and gouache

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Sleeping Shepherdess, Jan Baptist Weenix

The Sleeping Shepherdess, c. 1658.

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Shepherdess with a Child in a Landscape, Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp

Shepherdess with a Child in a Landscape, 1627.

Herderin met kind in een landschap (museum title)

Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp (Dutch), oil on canvas

Dordrechts Museum, Netherlands

Young Shepherdess, c. 1871.

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

La Fileuse, chevrière auvergnate, Jean-François Millet

La Fileuse, chevrière auvergnate, 1868–1869.

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Landscape with Shepherds, Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg

Landscape with Shepherds, c. 1780.

Paysage animé de bergers (museum title)

Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg (French), oil on canvas

Musée Carnavalet, France

The Interrupted Sleep, 1750.

François Boucher (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Fountain of Love, 1748.

François Boucher (French), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Shepherdess by Jean-François Millet, Jean-François Millet

Shepherdess by Jean-François Millet, 1860s.

Jean-François Millet (French)

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Seated Shepherdess, Jean-François Millet

Seated Shepherdess, c. 1852.

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Bergers d'Arcadie, 1836.

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Thomas Henry Museum, Cherbourg, France

The Shepherdess, 1628.

De herderin (museum title)

Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

High Mountain Landscape, Anders Askevold

High Mountain Landscape, 1864.

Høyfjellsbilde (museum title)

Anders Askevold (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Trondheim Art Museum, Norway

Banks of the River (Les Bords de rivière), Alfred Sisley

Banks of the River (Les Bords de rivière), 1897.

Alfred Sisley (British), lithograph

Rosenwald Collection, United States

Pastoral Scene with Two Shepherdesses, François Boucher

Pastoral Scene with Two Shepherdesses, 1760.

Pastorale Scene with Two Shepherdesses (museum title)

François Boucher (French), oil

Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany

The first meeting, c. 1870.

Det første møte (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian)

National Museum of Norway

The Love Letter, 1750.

François Boucher (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Landscape with an Old Woman Holding a Spindle, after Domenico Campagnola, Antoine Watteau

Landscape with an Old Woman Holding a Spindle, after Domenico Campagnola, c. 1715.

Antoine Watteau (French), red chalk

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Shepherdess Seated on a Rock, Jean-François Millet

Shepherdess Seated on a Rock, 1856.

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on wood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Shepherdess with Her Flock, Jean-François Millet

A Shepherdess with Her Flock, c. 1852.

Jean-François Millet (French), conté crayon with stumping on laid paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Shepherdess, The (after Millet), Vincent van Gogh

Shepherdess, The (after Millet), 1889.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israël

Joan of Arc Having a Vision of the Archangel Michael, Jules-Eugène Lenepveu

Joan of Arc Having a Vision of the Archangel Michael, 1886–1890.

Jeanne d'Arc ayant la vision de l'archange Michel (museum title)

Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (French), oil on canvas, mounted

Panthéon (Paris), France

Shepherdess Seated in the Shade, Jean-François Millet

Shepherdess Seated in the Shade, 1872.

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

River Landscape with an Antique Temple, François Boucher

River Landscape with an Antique Temple, 1762.

François Boucher (French), oil on canvas

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Spain

The Little Shepherdess, Jean-François Millet

The Little Shepherdess, 1868–1872.

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on wood

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The first meeting, c. 1870.

Det første møte (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian)

National Museum of Norway

Apollo Revealing His Divinity to the Shepherdess Isse, François Boucher

Apollo Revealing His Divinity to the Shepherdess Isse, 1750.

Apollo Revealing his Divinity before the Shepherdess Isse (museum title)

François Boucher (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours, France

Are They Thinking About the Grape?, François Boucher

Are They Thinking About the Grape?, 1747.

François Boucher (French), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

A Shepherd and Shepherdess Seated under a Tree, Antoine Watteau

A Shepherd and Shepherdess Seated under a Tree, 1710.

Antoine Watteau (French), red and black chalk

National Gallery of Art, United States

Peasant Girl Daydreaming, Jean-François Millet

Peasant Girl Daydreaming, 1848.

Jean-François Millet (French)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

The Shepherdess, 1754.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States