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Shepherdess Leaning Against a Tree

A work made of black chalk, with charcoal, and stumping, on ivory wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of black chalk, with charcoal, and stumping, on ivory wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1857–60

Artist:

Jean François Millet
French, 1814-1875

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean François Millet

Title

Shepherdess Leaning Against a Tree

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1857–1860

Medium

Black chalk, with charcoal, and stumping, on ivory wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

34.2 × 20.4 cm (13 1/2 × 8 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Friends of American Art Collection

Reference Number

1922.5562

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