Seated Shepherdess (La grande Bergère assise)

Jean-François Millet, Jean-Baptiste Milletlate 19th century - early 20th century

Details

Title: Seated Shepherdess (La grande Bergère assise)
Creator: Jean-Baptiste Millet after Jean-François Millet
Date Created: late 19th century - early 20th century
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signature copied in block, lower right: “J.F. Millet”
Print State: Second of two 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 printed in brown on laid paper. Watermark: Fleur-de-lis
Keywords: France, genre, herders, labor, shepherds
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: According to original DAC catalog card, “Proof printed by Millet himself”
Dimensions: Image dimensions: 273 mm x 220 mm (10.75 in. x 8.66 in.). Sheet dimensions: 313 mm x 270 mm (12.32 in. x 10.63 in.).
Bibliography: Melot 33; Delteil 33; LeBrun 33
Associated People: Created by Jean-Baptiste Millet (French, 1831-1906), After Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875)
Accession Number: 1937.D1.140

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