Collection

Woman Carding Wool (La Cardeuse)

Jean-François Millet

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875). Woman Carding Wool (La Cardeuse), 1855–1856. Etching on old laid paper, 10 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. (25.7 x 17.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel P. Avery, Jr., 21.311. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Woman Carding Wool (La Cardeuse)

Date

1855–1856

Geography

Place made: Europe

Medium

Etching on old laid paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

10 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. (25.7 x 17.2 cm)

Markings

Watermark: undecipherable, in middle left margin

Credit Line

Bequest of Samuel P. Avery, Jr.

Accession Number

21.311

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Artists and makers

Jean-François Millet

10 works in the collection