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Scenes representing times of day or the seasons were frequently used to thematically decorate rooms, and were suitable subjects for suites of prints. This example depicting a young shepherdess avoiding the noonday sun is from a set that also features <em>Morning, Afternoon,</em> and <em>Evening</em>. Each scene portrays the bucolic life of a shepherd or shepherdess in a rural landscape. Demarteau colored the prints to appear like drawings made with black and red chalk with wash, similar to Boucher’s <em>The Departure of Jacob</em> nearby.
| Artist / Maker | Gilles Demarteau |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1776 |
| Culture / Origin | France |
| Medium | chalk-manner etching and engraving |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 27 x 35.4 cm (10 5/8 x 13 15/16 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
Gilles Demarteau (French, 1722–1776) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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