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Jean-François Millet
Les Bêcheurscirca 1855-1856

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Etching in sepia ink on cream paper of two male laborers bent over long-handled spades, lifting a cut of turf in an open field

Jean-François Millet, Les Bêcheurs, circa 1855-1856, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Orrel P. Reed, Jr., photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jean-François Millet
France, Gruchy, 1814-1875
Title
Les Bêcheurs
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1855-1856
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 15 1/4 in. (27.31 × 38.74 cm) Image: 9 3/8 × 13 1/4 in. (23.81 × 33.66 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Orrel P. Reed, Jr.
Accession Number
M.68.10
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustré:Millet, Rousseau, Dupré, Jongkind, Vol 1. Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1906-1926.
  • Melot, Michel. Graphic art of the pre-impressionists. New York, NY: H.N. Abrams, 1980.
  • Weisberg, Gabriel P. Social Concern and the Worker: French Prints from 1830-1910. Salt Lake City: Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 1973.