Shepherdess of the Alps.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by F. P. Whiting American, born 1840

Date1857-1867

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 15/16 x 8 11/16in. (30.3 x 22.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 5/16 x 9 3/4in. (33.8 x 24.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Stowe-Day Foundation

DescriptionA young girl with two braids and a bow in her hair stands, facing left. She is feeding a goat flowers and grass from her apron. She wears a short dress with full sleeves, shoes, and stockings. A second goat stands behind her with a garland of leaves around its neck. Both goats have long hair and horns. A stalk of flowers lies on the bare ground at the girl's feet. Rocks and plants are in the foreground. A large rock partially covered with vines and a steep slope are in the background. The lower part of several large tree trunks are visible on top of the slope.

Object number1969.12.2

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "SHEPHERDESS OF THE ALPS." In pencil, lower left, "PRINT DRAWER 33 #Ja".

On verso, in pencil, lower right, "Consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 24" and accession number.NotesSubject Note: The original "Shepherdess of the Alps" appears to have been a play by Marmontel, which enjoyed great popularity in France, England, and America in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The play inspired numberous paintings and prints. See Paul Grigaut, "Marmontel's Shepherdess of the Alps in Eighteenth Century Art," Art Quarterly (1949). The subject appears quite frequently in schoolgirl art and embroidery, ca. 1800-1820. Examples are in the collections of Historic Deerfield, Old Sturbridge Village, and the Connecticut Historical Society. So far no version that exactly corresponds to the Kellogg prints has been found. (Finlay, 1/23/2006)

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