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The Shepherdess by Jean François Millet — VisualArtsDB

The Shepherdess

The Shepherdess

Jean François Millet

1863

Medium: Woodcut with graphite additions on tan wove paper
Dimensions: 27.4 × 22.1 cm (10 13/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
Genre: woodcut
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printprints and drawingwoodcut (process)woodcutpaper (fiber product)

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