The Knitting Lesson

Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)

about 1858–60

Medium/TechniqueBlack conté crayon on beige wove paper, mounted to a secondary support

DimensionsSight: 35.6 x 23.5 cm (14 x 9 1/4 in.)
Framed: 66 x 53 cm (26 x 20 7/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Lauretta A. LeLacheur in memory of Sarah E. Fenno

Accession number1994.117

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InscriptionsOn verso of frame in ink: "Pauline Shaw Fenno from Q. A. S. (?) 1902" plus various stickersProvenanceHôtel Drouot, Paris, 11 June, 1875, lot 31; Emile Gavet (1830-1904); Quincy Adams Shaw (bid by Détrimont); Pauline Shaw Fenno (1902); Mrs. L. Cateret (Pauline) Fenno (1919); Sarah Fenno; Miss Lauretta A. Lelacheur, FL; acquired May 25, 1994