Peasant

c. 1870

Auguste Giraudon's Artist

Associated Names
Auguste Giraudon's Artist

Artist, French, active 1870s

The image shows a woman sitting against a pile of hay or grass. She has a serious expression and light complexion, wearing a headscarf, long-sleeved top with an apron, checkered skirt, and simple shoes. She holds a tool in her right hand. The background features tall grass and part of a wooden cart wheel on the left side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 10.9 × 17.1 cm (4 5/16 × 6 3/4 in.)
    mat: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.82.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles Isaacs, Malvern, PA; NGA purchase, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet, National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, 2008, no. 74.

Inscriptions

lower right in negative: B.39.

Wikidata ID

Q64145069

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