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The Sower
Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)
about 1858
Medium/Technique
Black conté crayon on rose-gray laid paper
Dimensions
22.7 x 16.1 cm (8 15/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Martin Brimmer
Accession Number76.441
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Murphy 076
DescriptionRelated to Delteil 11 and The Sower, 1850, oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
ProvenanceMillet studio sale (Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 10-11 May, 1875, lot 120); bought by Richard Hearn for Brimmer; Martin Brimmer (1829-1896, MA); acquired July 1876