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Shepherd Boy, A177

Jakob Faurvig

Thorvaldsens Museum

Bertel Thorvaldsen
1770-1844

Shepherd Boy

Production Date
No later than October 6, 1817
Type of Work / Object
Sculpture > Statue

Location
- Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Upper Floor > North Corridor
Inventory Number
A177

Catalogue Number
A177
Catalogue Level / Collection
Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Motif / Theme

Human > Child > Boy
Human > Shepherd
Animal > Dog > Sheep dog
Object > Tool > Staff > Shepherd's crook

Additional Catalogue Information

- Material
  Plaster
- Technique
  Cast
Version / Edition
Original Model

Dimension

Height 148.5 cm

Art Form / Craft
Sculpture

Culture / Period European > Modernity (1800 - 1914)
Art Movement / Style
- Neoclassicism

Owner
- Thorvaldsens Museum
- Acquisition Mode
  Bequest from Bertel Thorvaldsen
- Acquisition Date
  March 24, 1844

Permalink
https://kataloget.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/en/A177

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