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Title
The painting "The Shepherd" by Millet, depicting a man tending his flock
Creator
Millet, Jean-Francois
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of the painting "The Shepherd" by Millet, depicting a man tending his flock, [s.d.]. The man, shrouded by heavy shadows, stands at center pointing his staff or cane out of his cloak and towards the ground. In the background, a flock of sheep is visible, the sheep standing close together and merging with the grasslands in the distance.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
art
Identifier
chs-m18264
USC-1-1-1-14104 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-8842
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m18264
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-8842.jpg
Subject
Art--Millet, Jean Francois
Art
Grasslands
Source
8842 [Accession number]
CHS-8842 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
unidentified no: H-653 [Identifying number]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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