At the end of 1852 Millet was commissioned to paint a picture for the Directeur des Beaux-Arts in Paris. This is his first design for it. This scene is a reference to the abolition of the right of country folk without their own land to graze their cattle in other people's meadows. A girl sits beside a road knitting a stocking, while her cow grazes on the narrow verge behind her.
Specifications
| Title | Peasant Girl Seated Near Her Cow |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black chalk |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 415 mm Width 312 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Jean-François Millet
|
| Accession number | F II 10 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1852-1853 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Impressionisme: Een schone kijk (1992) De Collectie Twee - wissel V, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) |
| External exhibitions |
Max Lieberman and France (2013) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
