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Jean-François Millet

A Woman Sewing, ca. 1855

Description

Maker

  • Jean-François Millet, 1814-1875, French, printmaker

Title

A Woman Sewing

Year

ca. 1855

Medium

graphite and white chalk on beige wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • graphite,
  • white chalk

Dimensions

11.4 x 9.1 cm (4 1/2 x 3 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Stamped with the sale's mark of Jean-François Millet: J.F.M. (Lugt 1460)

Verso: stamped with the sale's mark of Jean-François Millet: Vente Millet (Lugt 1816a)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.794

About

The drawing is related to Millet's etching of the same subject, for which see RISD Museum 49.385

Stamped with the sale's mark of Jean-François Millet: J.F.M. (Lugt 1460)

Verso: stamped with the sale's mark of Jean-François Millet: Vente Millet (Lugt 1816a)

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Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection V

French Watercolors and Drawings, ca. 1800-1910

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Selection V

April 29 - May 25, 1975

European and American Watercolors and Drawings from the Permanent Collection

February 26 - March 10, 1947

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Jean-François Millet

A Woman Sewing, 1855

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