Knitting Lesson
Jean-François Millet
(French, 1814–1875)
about 1854
Country of Origin, for CustomsFrance
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions47 x 38.1 cm (18 1/2 x 15 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Martin Brimmer
Accession number06.2423
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPaintings
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1855, Martin Brimmer (b. 1829 - d. 1896), Boston [see note 1]; by inheritance to his widow, Marianne Timmins Brimmer (b. 1827 - d. 1906), Boston; 1906, bequest of Mrs. Martin Brimmer to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 8, 1906)
NOTES:
[1] He lent the painting to the 28th exhibition of the Boston Athenaeum (1855), no. 78, as "An Interior."
NOTES:
[1] He lent the painting to the 28th exhibition of the Boston Athenaeum (1855), no. 78, as "An Interior."
