Milchweib (Milk Seller)

1775

Johann Feigel, after Johann Christian Brand

Associated Names
Johann Feigel

Artist, Austrian? active 18th century

Johann Christian Brand

Artist After, Austrian, 1722 - 1795

The image depicts a woman standing upright. She has her left hand on her hip and is holding a small jug or pot in her right hand. Her hair is covered by a cloth, and she is dressed in traditional clothing, including a skirt, an apron, and a long-sleeved top. She carries a bundle over her left shoulder. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as an Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.9 × 24.6 cm (14 1/8 × 9 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 47 × 34.4 cm (18 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.16.28

  • Series Title

    Zeichnungen nach dem gemeinen Volke besonders Der Kaufruf in Wien / Etudes prises dans le bas peuple et principalement Les cris de Vienne (Cries of Vienna)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Andrew Edmunds, London); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Gezeichnet v. C. Brand Prof.; lower right in plate: Gestochen v. Joh. Feigel; lower center in plate: Milchweib./Laitière.

Wikidata ID

Q77008118

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