Two Men Digging

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean François Millet

Title

Two Men Digging

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1855–1856

Medium

Etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 23.7 × 33.7 cm (9 3/8 × 13 5/16 in.); Plate: 23.9 × 33.8 cm (9 7/16 × 13 5/16 in.); Sheet: 28 × 43.1 cm (11 1/16 × 17 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Alice H. Brown in memory of Cyrus Hall McCormick

Reference Number

1944.114

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