DrawingsFrench19th century

Winter (The Plain of Chailly)

c. 1864

Artists

Jean-François MilletArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Pastel on tan paper

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

38.1 × 45.1 cm (15 × 17 3/4 in.) frame: 54.6 × 61 cm (21 1/2 × 24 in.) mat: 47.9 × 54.5 cm (18 7/8 × 21 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Edward W. Forbes, Cambridge, MA, by 1927, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1951

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