Shepherd's Monument

Date

ca. 1750

Creator
Stuart, James (English, 1713-1788), Scheemakers, Peter (Flemish, 1691-1781), Wright, Thomas (English, 1711-1786)
Material/Technique
  • bas-relief
Work Type
sculpture
Culture
English
Location
Shugborough (England)
Notes

Grotto-like arch designed by Wright and Stuart within which is a carved relief by Peter Scheemakers derived from a Poussin painting. On the pedestal on which the relief stands is an inscription of unknown meaning.

Image Source

Personal Slide of Professor Robin Middleton. Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University.

Record ID
1415_Middleton_017