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Jean-François Millet (4th Oct, 1814 - 20th Jan, 1875)

Croquis pour La fileuse, chevrière auvergnate (1868-1873)

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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / Thierry Le Mage

Paris, musée d'Orsay, conservé au musée du Louvre

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Auvergnat (representation of)

spinneur (woman)

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About the artwork

Title:

Croquis pour La fileuse, chevrière auvergnate (1868-1873)

Periods:

contemporary period from 1789 until 1914

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Dimensions:

181 x 128

Inventory number:

RF5782

About the author(s)

Author:

Jean-François Millet

Also known as:

Jean-Francois Millet

Born:

4th Oct, 1814

Dead:

20th Jan, 1875

Country:

France

See more about this author on Wikipedia:

Jean-François Millet (French: [milɛ]; October 4, 1814 – January 20, 1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his scenes of peasant farmers; he can be categorized as part of the Realism art movement. Read more...