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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Composition de F. Millet (Composition by F. Millet)

in or before 1869

Jean-François Millet

Associated Names

Jean-François Millet

Artist, French, 1814 - 1875

The image shows a person standing upright. Their head is slightly tilted downwards, gazing at the ground or the object they are holding. Their facial features are not detailed, and their hair is mostly covered by a wide-brimmed hat. The individual wears a long-sleeved garment, a long skirt, and flat shoes. They hold a spindle wrapped with fibers in their right hand. The background features gentle hills and grazing animals, likely sheep or goats, giving a rural setting. The artwork is textured, with lines creating depth in the figure and landscape.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black on laid paper (facing _Composition de F. Millet_ by Albert Merat)
Credit Line

Gift of Richard A. Simms, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

plate: 19.9 x 13 cm (7 13/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
page size: 35.5 x 25.5 cm (14 x 10 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.26.1.cc

Sonnets et Eaux-Fortes (Sonnets and Etchings)

Alphonse Lemerre

1869

La Mer (The Sea)

Léon Gaucherel

1869

La Pivoine (The Peony)

Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart

1869

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1991

Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 158-159, color repro.

1995

Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995, as The Peony by Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart after Judith Mendès.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: J.F. Millet

Wikidata ID

Q74887754

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