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Shepherd Boy
Presented by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1912
actions: postures and motions
agriculture and fishing
agriculture, gardening & fishing
boy
children
contemplation
crook
emotions and human qualities
emotions, concepts and ideas
hands clasped
herdsman / herdswoman
herdsman / herdswoman, shepherd / shepherdess
looking down
objects
people
standing
work and occupations
<p>Brown was a pupil of Sir Hamo Thornycroft. The realistic depiction of the figure and the subject of agricultural labour was possibly influenced by Thornycroft's The Mower (shown in room 16)</p><p>The boy holds a long staff with which to guide the sheep, and yet is clearly distracted from his duties. His youthfulness is evident from his tiny frame and awkward pose. The sculpture was made at a time when there were concerns in the countryside about the decline of the agricultural labour force, as workers left the fields and sought prosperity in the cities.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
sculpture bronze
11 December 1987
31 January 2008 – 31 March 2013
2013-03-31
2008-01-31
Homerton University Hospital (London, UK)
1987-12-11
Long Loan to Homerton University Hospital
Loan-out
19 April 2004 – 11 June 2006
2006-06-11
19 April 2004 – 11 June 2006
2006-06-11
2004-04-19
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2004-04-19
Cult of Youth
Collection based display
Shepherd Boy
object: 1580 × 530 × 536 mm, 150 kg
Presented by the Trustees of the <a href="/search?gid=999999977" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Chantrey Bequest</a> 1912
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<span class="text14">Brown was a pupil of Sir Hamo Thornycroft.</span><span class="text0"> The realistic depiction of the figure and the subject of      agricultural labour was possibly influenced by Thornycroft's  </span><span class="text15">The Mower</span><span class="text0"> (shown in room 16)      </span>
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<span class="text0">The boy holds a long staff with which to guide the      sheep, and yet is clearly </span><span class="text14">distracted from his      duties. His youthfulness</span><span class="text0"> </span><span class="text14">is evident from his tiny frame and awkward</span><span class="text0"> pose. The <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/s/sculpture" title="Glossary definition for 'Sculpture'"><span>sculpture</span></a> was made at a time when there were concerns in      the countryside about the decline of the agricultural labour force, as      workers left </span><span class="text16">the fields and sought prosperity      in the cities. </span>
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2004-08-18T00:00:00
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<p><b>N02896</b> SHEPHERD BOY 1911
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<br/>Inscr. ‘Mortimer Brown R.B.S. 1911’ on base.
<br/>Bronze, 62 1/4×21 1/2×21 (158×55×53).
<br/>Chantrey Purchase from the artist 1912.
<br/><i>Exh:</i>
R.A., 1912 (1978).
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<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, I</p>
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Catalogue entry
2004-07-16T00:00:00
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actions: postures and motions agriculture and fishing agriculture, gardening & fishing boy children contemplation crook emotions and human qualities emotions, concepts and ideas hands clasped herdsman / herdswoman herdsman / herdswoman, shepherd / shepherdess looking down objects people standing work and occupations