Woman Sewing (La Couseuse)

Jean-François Milletca. 1855-1856

Details

Title: Woman Sewing (La Couseuse)
Creator: Jean-François Millet
Date Created: ca. 1855-1856
Signatures / Inscriptions: Unsigned; inscribed in lower margin, presumably not in artist’s hand: "Very early impression/From the Giacomelli Collection"
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: Etching printed in dark brown ink on chine collé
Keywords: 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: Plate dimensions: 105 mm x 76 mm (4.13 in. x 2.99 in.). Sheet dimensions: 401 mm x 320 mm (15.79 in. x 12.6 in.).
Bibliography: Melot 9; Delteil 9; Le Brun 10
Associated People: Created by Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875)
Accession Number: 1937.D1.117

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