Digger Leaning on His Spade (Becheur au repos)

Jean-François Millet1874

Details

Title: Digger Leaning on His Spade (Becheur au repos)
Creator: Pierre Millet after Jean-François Millet
Date Created: 1874
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signature copied in block, lower right:"J.F. Millet"; upper right: partial "P.Millet"
Print State: Second of three states
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1937
Materials & Techniques: Woodcut on laid paper. Watermark: Winged lion standing over letters "IP"
Keywords: agriculture, France, genre, labor, print states
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Image dimensions: 189 mm x 132 mm (7.44 in. x 5.2 in.). Sheet dimensions: 236 mm x 173 mm (9.29 in. x 6.81 in.).
Bibliography: Melot 34 ii/iii; Delteil 34 i/ii; LeBrun 34
Associated People: Created by Pierre Millet (French, 1833-1914), After Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875)
Accession Number: 1937.D1.142

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