The Young Shepherdess

A young girl stands barefoot in a rural landscape, her body turned slightly to the left and her gaze directed toward the viewer. She wears a pale blouse and a beige corset-like bodice over it, with a blue skirt and draped fabric she holds behind her with both hands. The scene is rendered in Bouguereau's polished Academic style, with smooth, blended skin tones, soft edges, and a restrained palette of whites, blues, and earth tones set against an open sky, fields, and grazing sheep in the distance.