Two Cows (Les Deux Vaches)

Jean-François Milletca. 1847-1848

Details

Title: Two Cows (Les Deux Vaches)
Creator: Jean-François Millet
Date Created: ca. 1847-1848
Signatures / Inscriptions: Unsigned
Print State: First of five 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 brown ink on wove paper
Keywords: animals, cows, print states
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Printed by Millet, according to Melot. Per original catalog card, this first state “very rare”
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 91 mm x 153 mm (3.58 in. x 6.02 in.). Sheet dimensions: 155 mm x 200 mm (6.1 in. x 7.87 in.).
Bibliography: Melot 4; Delteil 4; Le Brun 5
Associated People: Created by Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875)
Accession Number: 1937.D1.111

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