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Jean-François Millet

Le Départ pour le Travail (Going to Work)

Maker

Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875), designer

Title

Le Départ pour le Travail (Going to Work)

Year

1863

Medium

  • etching

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching

Materials

etching

Supports

  • Light weight Oriental laid paper

Dimensions

38.6 x 30.8 cm (15 3/16 x 12 1/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LL: "J. F. Millet"

Verso: stamped with the duplicate stamp of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (Lugt 5157) with the inscriptions: "6423" and "F. C. 15/11/21"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

21.359

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

History of Western Printmaking
Jan 08, 1947 – Jan 29, 1947

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Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875), designer
Le Départ pour le Travail (Going to Work), 1863
etching
38.6 x 30.8 cm (15 3/16 x 12 1/8 inches) (plate)
Museum Appropriation Fund 21.359

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