The Little Milkmaid

Théodule Ribotc. 1865

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Title: The Little Milkmaid
Creator: Théodule Ribot (French, 1823-1891)
Date Created: c. 1865
Physical Dimensions: Unframed: 46.3 x 38.3 cm (18 1/4 x 15 1/16 in.)
Provenance: (Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, April 6, 1882, no. 82, probably sold to Bernheim-Jeune), (Probably Bernheim-Jeune, Paris), Consul Eduard Friedrich Weber [1830-1907], Hamburg, (Ribot (his widow) estate sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, France, May 30, 1896, no. 3), (Probably Bernheim-Jeune, Paris), (Bernheim-Jeune, Paris), (Galerie Brame and Lorenceau, Paris, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Painting
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.31
Medium: oil on fabric
Inscriptions: Signed lower left: t. Ribot
Fun Fact: Members of Ribot's family are the likely models for many of his figure compositions, in which the subjects engage in humble activities, such as preparing meals or gathering in groups to read to each other.
Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Culture: France, 19th century
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
Accession Number: 1973.31

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