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Woman Feeding Her Child

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

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  • A work made of etching and drypoint on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1861

Artist:

Jean François Millet (French, 1814-1875)
printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907)
Félix Henri Bracquemond (French, 1833-1914)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean François Millet

Title

Woman Feeding Her Child

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1861

Medium

Etching and drypoint on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 15.5 × 12.9 cm (6 1/8 × 5 1/8 in.); Plate: 21.2 × 15.9 cm (8 3/8 × 6 5/16 in.); Sheet: 24.7 × 17.7 cm (9 3/4 × 7 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Honoré Palmer

Reference Number

1943.1212

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