About the Artwork
La Gardeuse d'oies
between 1855 and 1856
Jean-François Millet
1814-1875
French
Unknown
Drypoint printed in brown ink on laid paper
Plate: 5 5/8 × 4 3/4 inches (14.3 × 12.1 cm) Sheet: 12 7/8 × 8 inches (32.7 × 20.3 cm)
Prints
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
City of Detroit Purchase
21.145
Public Domain
Markings
Inscribed, in pencil, lower center edge: Gardeuse d'oies du papier ancien | Millet Collection A. Lotz-Brissonneau de Nantes
Provenance
A. Lotz-Brissonneau.1921-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Jean-François Millet, La Gardeuse d'oies, between 1855 and 1856, drypoint printed in brown ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 21.145.
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