Shepherdess Knitting

 

Name
Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875 (Artist)
Title
Shepherdess Knitting
Abstract
In this print a woman stands in the shadows knitting while her flock of sheep appear to be unattended.
Accession Number
C00.1796.25
Format
prints
Culture
French (culture or style)
Genre
Animal art; Figures (representations); Genre (visual works)
Origin Information
France
Date
1862
Physical Description
1 print ; sheet 16 1/4 x 12 5/16 in. (41.2 x 31.3 cm), plate 12 9/16 x 9 1/4 in. (31.9 x 23.4 cm)
Note (Medium/support)
Etching on paper
Note (Inscriptions/signatures)
Signed on plate, lower left: J-F Millet; inscribed lower center: 7; marked lower left, collector's stamp: F.K. in circle; inscribed on verso: NX, and triangle with a60611
Note (Ownership)
The Frederick Keppel Memorial Collection
Library Location
Art Properties, Columbia University
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Catalog Record
13028641
Also In
Art Properties -- Columbia’s Art Collection Online
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-1pbs-ze24