Shepherd and His Flock at the Edge of the Forest, Evening; verso: Nude with Figures; Mother and Children | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1943.881
People: Jean-François Millet, French (Gruchy 1814 - 1875 Barbizon)
Title: Shepherd and His Flock at the Edge of the Forest, Evening; verso: Nude with Figures; Mother and Children
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: c. 1853
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/297686

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Black chalk on off-white laid paper
Dimensions: 42.5 x 35 cm (16 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
framed: 69.9 x 64.1 x 5.1 cm (27 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

Accession Year

1943

Object Number

1943.881

Division

European and American Art

Contact

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Publication History

Eric M. Rosenberg and Miriam Stewart, The Harvest of 1830: The Barbizon Legacy, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990), p. 9

Exhibition History

The Harvest of 1830: the Barbizon Legacy, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/25/1990 - 10/21/1990
32Q: 2200 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/10/2016 - 09/14/2016

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