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The Shepherdess Knitting

A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1862

Artist:

Jean François Millet
French, 1814-1875

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean François Millet

Title

The Shepherdess Knitting

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1862

Medium

Etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 31.7 × 23.6 cm (12 1/2 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 50 × 33.5 cm (19 11/16 × 13 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson

Reference Number

1923.37

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