House with a Well at Gruchy

Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)

about 1863

Medium/TechniquePastel over black conté crayon heightened with pen and ink on darkened cream wove paper

Dimensions31.8 x 43.2 cm (12 1/2 x 17 in.)

Credit LineGift of Quincy Adams Shaw through Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr., and Mrs. Marian Shaw Haughton

Accession number17.1496

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ClassificationsPastels

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InscriptionsLower right: J. F. MilletProvenance1865, Moureau, Paris. 1878, Félix-Bienaimé Feuardent (b. 1819 - d. 1907), Paris. Quincy Adams Shaw (b. 1825 - d. 1908), Boston; 1917, gift of Quincy Adams Shaw through Quincy A. Shaw, Jr. and Mrs. Marian Shaw Haughton to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 29, 1917)