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Landscape with Shepherds

Monogrammist D

1750

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque 18th Century Landscape

Dominant colour

Landscape with Shepherds is a 1750 ink by Monogrammist D, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Monogrammist D
When & what style?: 1750 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This black-and-white print shows a quiet countryside scene. A woman in a hat herds sheep along a path, while a child walks beside her. Trees frame the scene, with a distant church and rolling hills in the background. The lines are precise, capturing the shapes of rocks, grass, and animals clearly. The artist used a technique called *etching* to create this detailed image. The shadows and textures of the landscape are made by scratching into a metal plate, then inking it. Look up *etching* to see how artists make prints this way.