Peasant Woman Feeding Her Child
DrawingsFrench19th century

Peasant Woman Feeding Her Child

c. 1857

Artists

Jean-François MilletArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Black chalk touched with white on off-white paper
Culture
French
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

38 x 30.7 cm (14 15/16 x 12 1/16 in.)

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