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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
“The Wolf Turned Shepherd” is a fable in which a disguised wolf approaches a flock of sheep while their shepherd sleeps. The wolf is ultimately discovered while impersonating the shepherd, waking the flock’s caretaker with its howl. Gustave Doré’s early sketch focuses on the wolf’s piercing gaze, highlighting his cleverness and overconfidence. Doré was among the most successful and versatile illustrators of the mid-1800s, and his illustrations for The Fables of La Fontaine— to which the final version of this drawing belongs—contributed to his fame. First published in France in 1867, the book was soon reissued in other countries.
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Isidore Pils — Monk (lower register); verso: Drapery Study 
James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903) — Jo's Bent Hea
Charles Paul Renouard (French, 1845–1924) — Standing Woman
Umberto Boccioni — Seated Male Nude (recto); Seated Woman wi
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo — Oude man met staf en puntmuts
Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862–1918) — Hermine Gallia
Félicien Rops — Figure study
Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903) — The Cowherdess, Eragn
Honoré Daumier — Standing Figure of a Man with a Staff
Félicien Rops — Victor Vanhove
Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849–1918) — La Mort et les Pa
Rik Wouters — Tuinierende man, op de rug gezien
