1-152-522 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Sheep, cattle, horses and goats, 18th century. In the foreground a horse and a cow are being assessed by farmers, while in the right background a shepherd plays on pan pipes as he and his companion guard their flock. From an 18th century edition of Virgil's Georgics which followed the agricultural traditions set down in Roman times by Virgil.