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A shepherdess receiving amorous approaches from a man under a tree as they are watched by a man from behind. Etching.

A young woman stands with a sheep by her side. Crayon manner print by Gilles Demarteau after F. Boucher.

A young shepherdess reading an improving book while looking after her flock. Line engraving by C. Mellan, 1680.

Saint Geneviève as a shepherdess, sheep at her feet; Notre Dame Cathedral in the background. Engraving.

Saint Geneviève as a shepherdess, seated under a tree, reading a book with sheep at her side; three angels in the sky. Engraving by J.J. Balechou after C. Vanloo.

Shepherds and shepherdesses with sheep in countryside by a river. Etching by J. Desaulx and F. Godefroy, ca. 180-, after P.P. Rubens.

Saint Geneviève as a shepherdess holding an open Bible. Engraving.

A river landscape with a shepherdess and her flock. Etching by G. Turner, 1791, after R.A. Turner.

A shepherd watches the choking of a snared wolf that has killed a lamb; trappers hold back their hunting hounds while a shepherdess grieves for the lamb. Mezzotint by W.T. Annis, 1802, after J. Ward.

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A young shepherdess reading an improving book while looking after her flock. Line engraving by C. Mellan, 1680.

Saint Geneviève as a shepherdess, sheep at her feet; Notre Dame Cathedral in the background. Engraving.

A river landscape with a shepherdess and her flock. Etching by G. Turner, 1791, after R.A. Turner.

Saint Geneviève as a shepherdess, seated under a tree, reading a book with sheep at her side; three angels in the sky. Engraving by J.J. Balechou after C. Vanloo.

A shepherd watches the choking of a snared wolf that has killed a lamb; trappers hold back their hunting hounds while a shepherdess grieves for the lamb. Mezzotint by W.T. Annis, 1802, after J. Ward.