The Normandy Milkmaid
The Normandy Milkmaid

Currently not on view

The Normandy Milkmaid,

ca. 1848–49

Jean-François Millet, 1814–1875; born Gruchy, France; died Barbizon, France
y1944-19

Information

Title
The Normandy Milkmaid
Dates

ca. 1848–49

Maker
Jean-François Millet
Medium
Oil on board
Dimensions
37 x 23 cm. (14 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.) frame (inner): 43.5 × 30.2 × 3.2 cm (17 1/8 × 11 7/8 × 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Caroline G. Mather Fund
Object Number
y1944-19
Culture
French
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, academy board
Subject
milk jugs, figures (representations), trees, peasants, girls

Miss M. Louisa Bangs, Boston; (Giovanni Castano, Boston); 1944 purchase by Princeton University Art Museum.

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