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A Seated Shepherdess by Jules Dupré

A Seated Shepherdess

Jules Dupré · 1831

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DETAILS
Artist
Jules Dupré
Date
1831
Medium
black chalk with white heightening and white pastel on brown paper laid down on board
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Drawings
Culture
France, 19th century
Credit line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
ART MOVEMENTS
Barbizon school
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THE ARTIST

Jules Dupré

Jules Dupré, a leading Barbizon painter, captured the dramatic power of nature, from stormy skies to windswept coastlines.

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