William Holman Hunt

pre-raphaelite

William Holman Hunt Paintings 1827 - 1910 England, Pre-Raphaelite

The Hireling Shepherd, 1851

Oil on canvas, 30.31 x 43.31 inches [77 x 110 cm]

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OIL PAINTING: The Hireling Shepherd, 1851
Hireling ShepherdWilliam Holman Hunt's The Hireling Shepherd epitomizes the painter's emulation of Hogarthian techniques and his quest for typological symbolism. The painting centers on a realistically rendered shepherd and shepherdess, reclining in a field beside a row of trees. Dressed in a typical field worker's attire, the shepherd leans seductively toward the young woman, his head practically resting on her shoulder. In her loose-fitting casual dress, the shepherdess reciprocates his feelings through her suggestive body language. She leans back toward him and reaches her right arm back to seemingly grasp his; however, her facial expression is less inviting, bearing a hint of excessive pride. To the right of the couple, a lamb sits, eating apples. More apples, flowers, and grass dominate the foreground of the image, while sheep graze in a shady area to the shepherd's left.
Although at first glance, The Hireling She