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The Sleeping Shepherd

Samuel Palmer

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Sleeping Shepherd by Samuel Palmer: A black and white drawing of a man wearing a hat and lying down on the ground, resting in a covered area surrounded by trees and foliage. He is looking away from the viewer and towards a landscape with rolling hills, a few sheep and a shepherd walking on the hill. There are trees and grass in the foreground. The image is framed by a border with a caption at the bottom.

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688 × 893 px
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