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Shepherdess Knitting
Shepherdess Knitting

Shepherdess Knitting

Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)
about 1856–58
Medium/TechniqueBlack conté crayon on dark cream wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 35 x 22.8 cm (13 3/4 x 9 in.)
Credit LineGift of Martin Brimmer
Accession number76.432
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
ProvenanceMillet studio sale (Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 10-11 May, 1875, lot 198); bought by Richard Hearn for Brimmer; Martin Brimmer (1829-1896, MA); acquired July 1876
Faggot Gatherers Returning from the Forest (recto); Woman Holding Laundry. Study for Washerwomen (verso)
Faggot Gatherers Returning from the Forest (recto); Woman Holding Laundry. Study for Washerwomen (verso)
Jean-François Millet
about 1854
Study for Shepherdess Knitting (La Grande Bergère)
Study for Shepherdess Knitting (La Grande Bergère)
Jean-François Millet
1862
Man Seated in Foreground I (recto); Woman's Back (verso). Studies for Harvesters Resting
Man Seated in Foreground I (recto); Woman's Back (verso). Studies for Harvesters Resting
Jean-François Millet
1851–53
The Reading Lesson
The Reading Lesson
Jean-François Millet
about 1860
Two Men Turning over the Soil
Two Men Turning over the Soil
Jean-François Millet
1866
Watering Horses, Sunset
Watering Horses, Sunset
Jean-François Millet
1866
Shepherdess and Flock at Sunset
Shepherdess and Flock at Sunset
Jean-François Millet
1868–70
Shepherd and Flock on the Edge of a Hill, Twilight
Shepherd and Flock on the Edge of a Hill, Twilight
Jean-François Millet
about 1852–54
Study for "The Reading Lesson"
Study for "The Reading Lesson"
Jean-François Millet
about 1860
Faggot Carriers on the Edge of Fontainebleau Forest
Faggot Carriers on the Edge of Fontainebleau Forest
Jean-François Millet
about 1850
Study for Gleaners
Study for Gleaners
Jean-François Millet
1852–53
Boaz (study for Harvesters Resting)
Boaz (study for Harvesters Resting)
Jean-François Millet
1851–53