Shepherdess and Sheep | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1939.176
People: Charles-Émile Jacque, French (Paris 1813 - 1894 Paris)
Title: Shepherdess and Sheep
Other Titles: Alternate Title: A Shepherd and His Flock
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting
Date: c. 1870-c. 1879
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/230301

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

69.53 x 101.28 cm (27 3/8 x 39 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.l.: Ch. Jacque

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Clement Houghton, Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1939.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Clement S. Houghton
Accession Year: 1939
Object Number: 1939.176
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Edgar Peters Bowron, European Paintings Before 1900 in the Fogg Art Museum: A Summary Catalogue including Paintings in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990), p. 114; repr. as no. 369
Eric M. Rosenberg and Miriam Stewart, The Harvest of 1830: The Barbizon Legacy, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990), p. 10

Exhibition History

The Harvest of 1830: the Barbizon Legacy, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/25/1990 - 10/21/1990

Verification Level

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1939.176: Shepherdess and Sheep