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Shepherding a Flock to Pasture

Title

Shepherding a Flock to Pasture

Creator

Barret, George, 1732-1784

Date

1750

Identifier

RDS_treasures_34_Barret_Shepherding a flock to pasture.jpg

Subject

Landscape painting
Landscape painting, Irish--18th century

Description

Landscape. On a wagon track in the foreground, a flock of sheep are driven to pasture by three shepherds, one mounted on a grey horse, one holding a leashed dog and one waving a staff. Scrub trees frame the composition, one on the left and two on the right. In the left middle ground, six cattle graze on a sloping meadow beneath a rocky precipice, at the top of which is the ruin of Beeston Castle, Cheshire. In the right middle ground, smoke rises from the chimney stack of a gated building. In the near distance are two groups of buildings; a farmhouse and church ruin to the left, and a temple-fronted ruin to the right. In the far distance are rolling hills.

Source

RDS Treasures Collection

Rights

Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.

Relation

RDS Library & Archives

Format

Painting

Coverage

1750s

Original Format

Oil on canvas

Physical Dimensions

114 x 135 cm

Collection

RDS Art Collection

Citation

Barret, George, 1732-1784, “Shepherding a Flock to Pasture,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed July 18, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3836.

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