Schaapsherder leunend tegen een boom c. 1890 - 1918

"Schaapsherder leunend tegen een boom" (Shepherd Leaning Against a Tree) is an etching by Dutch artist Philip Zilcken, dating from the late 19th or early 20th century. The artwork, now held at the Rijksmuseum, depicts a shepherd in silhouette, leaning against a tree with a dog at his side. In the distance, a flock of sheep grazes under a soft, hazy sky. The etching's soft, atmospheric quality evokes a sense of tranquility and solitude in the rural landscape, characteristic of Zilcken's work and the Realism art movement.