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Image: Plate of Sketches (La Plancheaux Croquis)

Photo Credit: photo: M. Johnston
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Plate of Sketches (La Plancheaux Croquis)

ca. 1848
19th century
191 x 118 mm (7.5 x 4.6 in.)

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

Alternative title: The Knitter (La Tricoteuse)
Object Type: print
Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper
State: Only state
Print impression quality: Good
Edition: According to LeBrun, 10 impressions
Marks: Unsigned; stamped in composition, upper left: “M Juery/27 rue de la Huchette/Paris”; inscribed in unknown hand, lower margin: “Early attempt by Millet at Etching. Various sketches.”
Bibliography: Loys Delteil 6; Melot 6 (with image reversed, and two parallel lines top and bottom not in DAC or Delteil image; measurements the same); Alfred Lebrun 8.
Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1937
Accession Number: 1937.D1.114

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This object has the following keywords:
agriculture*, France*, genre*, labor*, sketches*
  • agriculture - Science or art of cultivating the soil, harvesting crops, and raising livestock. W [April 1996 descriptor moved. November 1995 related term added. July 1993 descriptor moved. February 1991 alternate term added.]
  • 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
  • sketches - Use for rough or summary art works; less finished than studies. Though sketches are often in the drawing medium, the term "drawings" in general implies more finished works than does "sketches." [April 1993 lead-in term added. April 1991 descriptor moved. February 1991 related terms added.]

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  • plate Dimensions: 191 x 118 mm (7.5 x 4.6 in.)

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