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Millet's Birthplace at Gruchy
Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)
about 1863
Medium/Technique
Pastel over black conté crayon heightened with pen and ink on darkened cream wove paper
Dimensions
31.2 x 45.5 cm (12 5/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Quincy Adams Shaw through Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr., and Mrs. Marian Shaw Haughton
Accession Number17.1495
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPastels
InscriptionsLower right: J. F. Millet
Provenance1865, Moureau, Paris. 1878, Félix-Bienaimé Feuardent (b. 1819 - d. 1907), Paris. Quincy Adams Shaw (b. 1825 - d. 1908), Boston; 1917, gift of Quincy Adams Shaw through Quincy A. Shaw, Jr. and Mrs. Marian Shaw Haughton to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 29, 1917)