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Jean-François Millet
Study for 'Mercury Leading the Cows of Argus to Water'1846-1848

Not on view
Oil painting of two nude figures among cattle in a dark wooded landscape, painted in warm amber and deep brown tones

Jean-François Millet, Study for 'Mercury Leading the Cows of Argus to Water', 1846-1848, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jean-François Millet
France, Gruchy, 1814-1875
Title
Study for 'Mercury Leading the Cows of Argus to Water'
Place Made
France
Date Made
1846-1848
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
17 1/2 x 25 3/4 in. (44.45 x 65.41 cm)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection
Accession Number
M.44.5.2
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • Ganz, James A., ed. Jewel City: Art from San Francisco's Panama-Pacific International Exposition. San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Oakland: University of California Press, 2015.