Shepherd and Shepherdess
1878
Medium
Glazed earthenware, overglaze enamel decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 36 x 49 1/4 in. (91.4 x 125.1 cm) Each tile: 8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 cm)
Classification
Fireplace surround
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Arthur G. Altschul, 2002
Accession Number
2003.140
Tags
About the Artist
Winslow Homer · 1836–1910
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) was one of America's greatest painters and a preeminent figure in 19th-century American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career as a commercial illustrator and Civil War correspondent for Harper's Weekly before becoming renowned for his powerful marine subjects and landscape paintings. His mastery of both oil and watercolor, combined with his uncompromising reali...