Title: The shepherd.

Author-Creator: Purser, William, ca. 1790-ca. 1852, artist.

Date: 1844

Call Number: Annuals B Ladi 1844 plate

Keywords: Annuals, Books, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Shepherd., Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, engraver., Men Pictorial works., Shepherds Pictorial works., Intaglio prints., Book illustrations., Purser, William, ca. 1790-ca. 1852, artist.

Notes: This plate appears facing p. 110 in The ladies' scrap-book, Hartford, ca. 1844, 1845, 1846 and 1854. Accompanies poem “The shepherd” by William Shakespeare on p. 110. Also appears facing p. 211 in Token, New York, ca. 1856.

Subject: Image of a young shepherd sitting on the ground and leaning against a grassy hill in a wooded area, with two goats seen in the foreground.

Related Names: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Shepherd. Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, engraver.