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Jean-François Millet
Digger Restingcirca 1847

Not on view
Etching of a nearly nude male figure bent forward, gripping a long-handled spade pushed into the ground, rendered in loose hatched lines on cream paper
Artist or Maker
Jean-François Millet
France, Gruchy, 1814-1875
Title
Digger Resting
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1847
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 1/8 × 4 1/2 in. (15.56 × 11.43 cm) Image: 3 3/8 × 2 5/8 in. (8.57 × 6.67 cm)
Credit Line
Estate of Howard de Forest
Accession Number
47.31.157
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Weisberg, Gabriel P. Social Concern and the Worker: French Prints from 1830-1910. Salt Lake City: Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 1973.