Een zittende herderin
1800s
Jules Dupré, a rebel of the Barbizon school who preferred painting nature directly from life, captures a quiet moment with this sketch of a shepherdess. She sits wrapped in a voluminous cloak and bonnet, clutching a long staff that stretches across her lap. Her direct gaze is calm but tired, hinting at the long hours spent watching over flocks in the open fields. This drawing likely served as a study for a larger landscape, where figures like her were added to show the humble connection between humanity and the rugged earth.