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Gray wash drawing of a sleeping man on a rocky bank under a tree, with winged female figures floating in misty air above him.

The Shepherd's Dream

A monochrome wash drawing shows a sleeping figure on a rocky bank beneath a large tree, while winged, flowing female figures float through a misty sky above. A seated figure in a cloak and a small child-like figure appear at the lower right, with a pale open foreground.

Artist
Lady Georgina North
Date
c. 1820
Medium
Pen and black ink, and brush and black and gray wash, over graphite, on ivory wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1172 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1825).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Español: El sueño del pastor

Un dibujo monocromo en aguada muestra a una figura dormida sobre una orilla rocosa bajo un gran árbol, mientras figuras femeninas aladas y ondulantes flotan en un cielo brumoso. En la parte inferior derecha aparecen una figura sentada con capa y otra pequeña, sobre un primer plano claro.

Português: O sonho do pastor

Um desenho monocromático em aguada mostra uma figura adormecida sobre uma margem rochosa sob uma grande árvore, enquanto figuras femininas aladas e ondulantes flutuam em um céu nebuloso. No canto inferior direito, aparecem uma figura sentada com manto e outra menor, sobre um primeiro plano claro.