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Shepherd's Monument and its inscribed tablet

PhotographPublic domainBuilt 1748/1756
Shepherd's Monument and its inscribed tablet: photo
Shepherd's Monument and its inscribed tablet: photo
Shepherd's Monument and its inscribed tablet: photoShepherd's Monument and its inscribed tablet: pictureShepherd's Monument and its inscribed tablet: photoShepherd's Monument and its inscribed tablet: photoShepherd's Monument and its inscribed tablet: pictureShepherd's Monument and its inscribed tablet: picture

A rustic arch framing Scheemakers's relief after Poussin's second Et in Arcadia ego, reversed, with an added sarcophagus; on the tablet below, the eight letters O U O S V A V V between a D and an M set slightly lower.

Naggie34 (English Wikipedia), 1748. Public domain

Copies 7

PhotoNaggie34 (English Wikipedia) · commons.wikimedia.org · 2008-09-20 · Public domain1 step from the original
PictureNaggie34 · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain1 step from the original
PhotoDaderot · commons.wikimedia.org · 2016-06-13 · CC01 step from the original
PhotoPaul Barlow (English Wikipedia) · commons.wikimedia.org · 2006-03-31 · Public domain1 step from the original
DocumentHistoric England · historicengland.org.uk · publisher2 steps from the original
PictureDaderot · commons.wikimedia.org · CC01 step from the original
PicturePaul Barlow · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain1 step from the original

Where it was made

LondonDublinAmsterdamManchesterRotterdamCardiffNottingham1Shepherd's Monument200 kmLondonBrusselsDublinAmsterdam1200 km

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Shepherd's Monument and its inscribed tablet [Artifact ART0D1M97FT3BDZ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D1M97FT3BDZ
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