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The Knitting Lesson
Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)
about 1858–60
Medium/Technique
Black conté crayon on beige wove paper, mounted to a secondary support
Dimensions
Sight: 35.6 x 23.5 cm (14 x 9 1/4 in.)
Framed: 66 x 53 cm (26 x 20 7/8 in.)
Framed: 66 x 53 cm (26 x 20 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Lauretta A. LeLacheur in memory of Sarah E. Fenno
Accession Number1994.117
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Murphy 081 (related work)
InscriptionsOn verso of frame in ink: "Pauline Shaw Fenno from Q. A. S. (?) 1902" plus various stickers
ProvenanceHôtel Drouot, Paris, 11 June, 1875, lot 31; Emile Gavet (1830-1904); Quincy Adams Shaw (bid by Détrimont); Pauline Shaw Fenno (1902); Mrs. L. Cateret (Pauline) Fenno (1919); Sarah Fenno; Miss Lauretta A. Lelacheur, FL; acquired May 25, 1994