
A Shepherdess Speaking to Her Dog
An etching of a seated shepherdess in a long skirt and shawl speaking to a small dog at her feet, while a large ox rests nearby with sheep and a cow behind. A tree frames the left edge, and a distant farmhouse sits on a rolling hillside under a pale sky.
- Artist
- Karel Dujardin
- Date
- 1653
- Medium
- Etching on cream laid paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1444 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1653).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer



