Nº 81
Reading edition
François Pieter Ter Meulen DUTCH: 1843-
A SHEPHERD AND HIS FLOCK—WINTER
Height, 24 inches; length, 36½ inches
An old shepherd, half surrounded by his sheep, is leading his flock along a snow-covered road over the brow of a hill, presumably toward a distant shelter. The animals, discouraged by the cold, keep stolidly on their way, and the sheep dog, following his master, plods along alert, but not active. On the left a rough wooden fence bounds a bit of waste ground, which forms the horizon against a wintry sky glowing with the light of the setting sun.
Signed at the lower left, Ter Meulen.