A Young Shepherd Playing a Pipe for Two Young Shepherdesses

François Boucher, mid-18th century

The image shows three individuals outdoors. One person is seated playing a flute, another person is kneeling nearby, and a third person, likely a child, is beside them. The seated person has short, curly hair and is… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: François Boucher ¹
Date: mid-18th century ¹
Medium: black chalk, pen and brown ink, and brown wash, on pink prepared paper, laid down on an old mount ¹
Original: 6,283 × 8,826 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of David H. McDonnell

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