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Woman Sewing (La Couseuse)

ca. 1855-1856
19th century
105 x 76 mm (4.1 x 3 in.)

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

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching printed in dark brown ink on chine collé

State: Second of three states

Print impression quality: Very good

Marks: Unsigned; inscribed in lower margin, presumably not in artist’s hand: “Very early impression / From the Giacomelli Collection”

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: H. Giacomelli (unstamped; see Lugt 1311)

Bibliography: Loys Delteil 9; Melot 9; Alfred Lebrun 10.

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

Accession Number: 1937.D1.117

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France*, genre*, labor*, print states

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: 105 x 76 mm (4.1 x 3 in.)

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Jean-François Millet, French, (1814–1875) . Woman Sewing (La Couseuse), ca. 1855-1856. Etching printed in dark brown ink on chine collé. Second of three states. plate : 105 x 76 mm (4.1 x 3 in.). Sheet : 401 x 320 mm (15.8 x 12.6 in.). DAC accession number 1937.D1.117. 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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