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Jean-François Millet

A Woman Sewing

Maker

Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875)

Title

A Woman Sewing

Year

ca. 1855

Medium

  • graphite and white chalk on beige wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • graphite and white chalk on beige wove paper

Materials

null, graphite, white chalk

Dimensions

11.4 x 9.1 cm (4 1/2 x 3 9/16 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)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.794

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Publications

  • Books

Selection V: French Watercolors and Drawings, ca. 1800-1910

French watercolors and drawings from the Museum's collection, ca. 1800-1910

Exhibition History

European and American Watercolors and Drawings from the Permanent Collection
Feb 26, 1947 – Mar 10, 1947

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Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875)
A Woman Sewing, ca. 1855
graphite and white chalk on beige wove paper
11.4 x 9.1 cm (4 1/2 x 3 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.794

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