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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

Man Seated in Foreground I (recto); Woman's Back (verso). Studies for Harvesters Resting

Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)
1851–53
Medium/TechniqueBlack conté crayon on dark cream wove paper
Dimensions31.8 x 24.5 cm (12 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit LineEdwin E. Jack Fund
Accession number61.628
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsStamped center in brown, ink: J. F. M.ProvenanceMillet estate (Lugt 1460); G. Bhyne, France; Leicester Galleries, London, in 1920; acquired June 1961
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about 1856–58
The Reading Lesson
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about 1860
Two Men Turning over the Soil
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1866
Watering Horses, Sunset
Jean-François Millet
1866
Shepherdess and Flock at Sunset
Jean-François Millet
1868–70
Shepherd and Flock on the Edge of a Hill, Twilight
Jean-François Millet
about 1852–54
Study for "The Reading Lesson"
Jean-François Millet
about 1860
Study for Gleaners
Jean-François Millet
1852–53
Boaz (study for Harvesters Resting)
Jean-François Millet
1851–53