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Image: The Diggers (Les Bêcheurs)

Photo Credit: photo: M. Johnston
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The Diggers (Les Bêcheurs)

ca. 1856
19th century
238 x 337 mm (9.4 x 13.3 in.)

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

Object Type: print
Medium and Support: Etching printed in brown ink on laid paper
State: Second of four states
Print impression quality: Very good
Edition: Comment on original DAC catalog card: “Second state…. Referred to in Delteil cat. as one described by Lebrun which mentions one more Mr. Heyman (Millet’s son-in-law) had never seen. The signature of Delâtre and his comment that it is unique would explain why they had never seen it. This print has been in this country for over 20 years and probably over 30. - GWD.”
Marks: Unsigned. Inscribed in pencil beneath plate, lower left: “Ep: unique après l'effacage du ciel / Aug. Delâtre / 2e état effacé—unique”; this pencil inscription in the margin is mentioned by A. Lebrun, p. 29 (H.S.).
Bibliography: Loys Delteil 13; Melot 13; Alfred Lebrun 14.
Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1937
Accession Number: 1937.D1.121

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This object has the following keywords:
agriculture*, France*, genre*, labor*
  • 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

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  • plate Dimensions: 238 x 337 mm (9.4 x 13.3 in.)

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