![]() One is still in the railway museum in Livingstone, Zambia, the other was located on the Sandstone Estates complex in South Africa. He also owned two Zambian locomotives from the Mulobezi Railway, given to him by then President Kenneth Kaunda. It was moved to Ficksburg in light steam from Pietermaritzburg by Friends of the Rail (a Pretoria-based heritage steam association) in April 2003 and it steamed again in April 2006, when Friends of the Rail operated it for several trips between Ficksburg and Kommandonek with Shepherd on board. It has carried various names, including City of Germiston and, more recently, his wife's name, Avril. In South Africa the 15F (Nº 3052), presented to him by Spoornet in 1991, is stored at Sandstone Estates in Ficksburg. Īll the African locomotives he acquired were British-built. No.75029 The Green Knight was sold to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to finance Black Prince 's overhaul, then in 2015 Black Prince was sold to the North Norfolk Railway. ![]() He bought both 9F Black Prince 92203 and Class 4MT No.75029 The Green Knight direct from British Railways, where he had connections from painting various scenes for them. Shepherd owned a number of steam locomotives. Shepherd (left) and his wife Avril receiving 15F 3052 named Avril, 1991 He was the founder of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1980 New Year Honours list "for services to the conservation of wildlife." He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours list for services to charity and wildlife conservation. Shephard was also known for his paintings of elephants and among his most well known works were The Ivory is Theirs and Wise Old Elephant. His first major fund-raising success was a work titled Tiger Fire which raised £127,000 for Indira Gandhi’s Operation Tiger in 1973. His paintings are not only prized by art collectors but have also raised huge sums for conservation. He was also a steam railway enthusiast, but said in a letter to the UK's The Railway Magazine, "you can always build another steam loco but you can't build another tiger." One of his best known paintings, Tiger in The Sun, was painted in 1977. He had become an outspoken world-known campaigner, and devoted much of his time to this. Shepherd became interested in conservation during an early expedition into the African bush, where he discovered a poisoned water hole with 255 dead zebra. Shepherd has brought pleasure to millions, as seen on the many table mats, posters and commemorative plates that bear his work." David Gower said, "There is a sense of the atmosphere of the African bush that emanates from all his work." Conservationist Neal Brown said in Frieze magazine: "David Shepherd is one of the most financially rewarded painters in the UK. However, he was taken in by the artist Robin Goodwin who trained him for three years. He returned to the UK but was rejected by the Slade School of Fine Art in London. Upon leaving school he travelled to Kenya with the hope of becoming a game warden, but was rejected as having "no talent whatsoever". ![]() He then attended Stowe School in Buckinghamshire. As a child he lived in Totteridge, North London and he won a children's painting competition in a magazine called Nursery World when he was eight years old. ![]() Gardner recognized that this work was not a “good paying investment,” as it might be too “serious for ordinary tastes,” perhaps better suited for a museum.David Shepherd was born in Hendon, London, England. #THE SHEPHERD DAVID FULL#Writing to her sister Maria in 1895 about this work, Bouguereau boasted that the painting would soon grace a full page in the art dealer Albert Goupil’s publication listing the best pictures of the year. The polished surface of the work, which Bouguereau achieved with smooth, unbroken brush strokes, conveys the idea that this is a historic moment frozen in time. #THE SHEPHERD DAVID SKIN#David’s marble-like skin stands out against a background of muted blues and earth tones, further contributing to the otherworldliness of this representation. The monumental composition and David’s pose reflect Bouguereau’s familiarity with old-master paintings and classical sculpture. As he gazes to the heavens, he gesticulates upward with his left hand toward the source of his strength. Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau depicts a young David kneeling victoriously on a dead lion while clutching a lamb in the crook of his right arm. The Shepherd David is based on the biblical story (I Samuel 17:34) in which David proves his worthiness to fight Goliath by recounting that he fought wild beasts threatening his flock. ![]()
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