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The Woodchopper

A work made of oil on canvas.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1858/66

Artist:

Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Jean François Millet

Title

The Woodchopper

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1858–1866

Medium

Oil on canvas

Inscriptions

Stamped lower right: J.F. Millet

Dimensions

81 × 65 cm (31 7/8 × 25 9/16 in.); Framed: 99.1 × 83.8 cm (39 × 33 in.)

Credit Line

Potter Palmer Collection

Reference Number

1922.416

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