Shepherdess with sheep and lamb, pencil drawing by Frederick Stuart Church

A young woman with a shepherd's crook stands among sheep and a lamb in this pencil sketch, her head bowed as she looks down toward the animals. Loose, feathery lines sketch leafy branches and grass behind her, with a tree trunk at right and a handwritten dedication in the lower corner.

Artist

Frederick Stuart Church

Date

1884

Medium

platinum print of drawing

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2588 × 3000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum