Woman at Well
Woman at Well
Woman at Well
Woman at Well

Currently not on view

Woman at Well,

ca. 1850

Jean-François Millet, 1814–1875; born Gruchy, France; died Barbizon, France
y1980-14

Information

Title
Woman at Well
Dates

ca. 1850

Maker
Jean-François Millet
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
46.5 × 38.3 cm (18 5/16 × 15 1/16 in.) frame: 62.9 × 51.8 × 6 cm (24 3/4 × 20 3/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Brooks Emeny, Class of 1924
Object Number
y1980-14
Signatures
Signed, lower right: J. F. Millet
Culture
French
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Subject
buckets (vessels), peasants, figures (representations), aprons (protective wear), women

Paul Tesse, Paris (until 1876; sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, March 11, 1876, lot 38); Brooks Emeny (until 1980; bequest to Princeton University Art Museum).

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