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The Young Shepherdess
The Young Shepherdess is an 1885 painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905). It is owned by the San Diego Museum of Art. 
The painting depicts a barefoot young woman in peasant clothing, turned away from but still facing the viewer. She holds a plant in her hands. See also The Shepherdess, a similar painting by the same artist.
This and similar images by the artist attracted collectors in Europe and America because of their nostalgic content. In such works the artist depicted a
La pastorella nobile
La pastorella nobile ("The Noble Shepherdess") is an "commedia per musica" in two acts by Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi. The Italian libretto was by Francesco Saverio Zini.
Performance history.
"La pastorella nobile" was first performed at the Teatro del Fondo in Naples on 15 or 19 April 1788 with Irene Tomeoni, the creator of the title role of "La bella pescatrice as the shepherdess Eurilla. 
It was one of Guglielmi's most successful opera. Productions followed in Italy and