Shepherds and Sheep Resting Under a Bridge, plate seven from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet 1764

Salomon Gessner’s *Shepherds and Sheep Resting Under a Bridge* is an etching from a series of landscape prints created in 1764. This specific print is the seventh in the series, known as *Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet*. The print features a serene and idyllic scene of a shepherd resting with his flock under a bridge. Gessner was a Swiss painter and poet known for his pastoral and idyllic scenes, often depicting nature and simple life. The print evokes a sense of tranquility and peacefulness, characteristic of Gessner’s artistic style. The detailed rendering of the landscape and the figures emphasizes the beauty and harmony of nature, typical of 18th-century European art.