Herding Stock at Sunset
Title
Herding Stock at Sunset
Date
Identifier
RDS_treasures_115_Tschaggeny_Herding Stock.jpg
Description
Pastoral landscape at sunset. Positioned centre, a shepherd girl carrying a faggot in her proper left hand converses with a herdsman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and carrying a staff in his proper left hand while driving cattle and sheep on a hillock surmounted by two trees; to right at middle distance, a landscape with more trees and sheep; to left at far distance, a low-lying, bucolic landscape; the entire scene set against a vast, clear-blue sky tinged with pink-orange tones on the horizon; signed and dated lower right Edmond Tschaggeny p. 1854.
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
1854
Original Format
Oil on canvas
Physical Dimensions
137 x 244 cm
Collection
Citation
Tschaggeny, Edmond Jean Baptiste, 1818-1873, “Herding Stock at Sunset,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed July 19, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/4010.