The Good Shepherd
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The Good Shepherd

TitleThe Good Shepherd
ArtistHenry Ossawa Tanner
Datec. 1918 20th century
Mediumoil on canvas on particle board
ClassificationPainting
Holding institutionNational Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit lineCorcoran Collection (The Evans-Tibbs Collection, Gift of Thurlow Evans Tibbs, Jr.)
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“The Good Shepherd” is a work by Henry Ossawa Tanner, dated c. 1918. It is executed in oil on canvas on particle board and classified as painting. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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