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 |
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Material and technique | Black chalk |
Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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Location | This object is in storage |
Dimensions |
Height 415 mm Width 312 mm |
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Artists |
Draughtsman:
Jean-François Millet
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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) |
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Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
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