Shepherd Chases Away a Wolf, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Thornton's Pastorals of Virgil
Artist: William Blake|Virgil|Robert John Thornton
Artist bio: British, London 1757–1827 London|Roman, Andes 70 BCE–19 BCE Brundisium|British, 1768–1837
Artist role: Artist|Author|Editor
Artist nationality: British|Italian|British
Date: 1821
Medium: Wood engraving; second state
Dimensions: block: 1 7/16 x 2 15/16 in. (3.7 x 7.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
Accession year: 1931
Tags: Animals|Shepherds