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Jean-François Millet
The Diggerscirca 1860

Not on view
Etching of two men bent over long-handled tools, working turned soil in a flat landscape, with dense cross-hatching
Artist or Maker
Jean-François Millet
France, Gruchy, 1814-1875
Title
The Diggers
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1860
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 20 1/8 in. (36.2 × 51.12 cm) Image: 9 1/4 × 13 1/4 in. (23.5 × 33.66 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Patricia and Michael Forman
Accession Number
AC1995.119.3
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.