Shepherdess Knitting
Medium
Etching in brown ink on wove paper; only state
Dimensions
Plate: 12 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. (32 x 23.8 cm) Sheet: 15 3/16 x 11 3/8 in. (38.5 x 28.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. B. S. Oppenheimer, in memory of Dr. B. S. Oppenheimer, 1964
Accession Number
64.649.2
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About this artwork
This prints titled "Shepherdess Knitting" by Jean-François Millet dates to 1862. Executed in etching in brown ink on wove paper; only state, this work exemplifies the craftsmanship associated with Drawings and Prints. The piece demonstrates the technical skill and artistic vision characteristic of its period. The work's presence in a major museum collection attests to its significance in the broader narrative of art history. As part of institutional holdings, it serves both scholarly research an...
About the Artist
Jean-François Millet · 1814–1875
Jean-François Millet (1814-1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school, whose dignified depictions of peasant laborers transformed how art could represent rural life. His monumental images of sowers, gleaners, and field workers elevated common people to subjects previously reserved for mythological or historical figures, making him a pivotal figure in the development ...