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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.23
People
Jean-François Millet, French (Gruchy 1814 - 1875 Barbizon)
Title
Shepherds Resting
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
c. 1846-c. 1847
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/231150

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
23.5 x 33.34 cm (9 1/4 x 13 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right: J.F. Millet.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Henry P. Kidder, Boston, Gift to Fogg Art Museum from estate and heirs, 1933.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the Estate and Heirs of the late Henry P. Kidder of Boston
Accession Year
1933
Object Number
1933.23
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Anne V. Dort, "French Art of the 19th Century", Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Bulletin (Boston, MA, 1958 -1959), no. 21, p. 1317
  • Edgar Peters Bowron, European Paintings Before 1900 in the Fogg Art Museum: A Summary Catalogue including Paintings in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990), pp. 120, 228, repr. b/w cat. no. 287
  • Eric M. Rosenberg and Miriam Stewart, The Harvest of 1830: The Barbizon Legacy, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990), p. 8

Exhibition History

  • French Art of the 19th Century, Symphony Hall, Boston, 03/24/1959 - 04/24/1959
  • The Harvest of 1830: the Barbizon Legacy, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/25/1990 - 10/21/1990

Verification Level

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