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The Spinner (La Fileuse Auvergnate)

1868-1869
19th century
202 x 131 mm (8 x 5.2 in.)

Jean-François Millet, French, (1814–1875)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: Fourth of five states

Print impression quality: Excellent, with plate tone

Marks: Signed in plate, lower right: “J.F. Millet”; inscribed in pencil, verso: “1er État avec H [?] dans le Ciel à gauche”

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: H. Giacomelli (Lugt 1311); J. Berbeau (Lugt 1166)

Bibliography: Loys Delteil 19; Melot 19; Alfred Lebrun 21.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1937

Accession Number: 1937.D1.130

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France*, genre*, labor*

France - TGN 1000070
genre - Use for pictorial representations, which may be in various media, that represent scenes or events from everyday life; usually used with another term such as "paintings" or "prints." [April 1991 descriptor moved.]
labor - Usage in the sense of physical work

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plate Dimensions: 202 x 131 mm (8 x 5.2 in.)

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Jean-François Millet, French, (1814–1875) . The Spinner (La Fileuse Auvergnate), 1868-1869. Etching on laid paper. Fourth of five states. plate : 202 x 131 mm (8 x 5.2 in.). Sheet : 264 x 201 mm (10.4 x 7.9 in.). DAC accession number 1937.D1.130. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1937. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .

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