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Object Type
print
Museum number
1921,0731.34
Title
Object:
La lessiveuse
Description
The washerwoman, after Millet; a peasant woman pouring water into a vat of steaming water; engraved for 'Catalogue de la vente Laurent-Richard', 1873. 1873 Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Charles Courtry
After:
Jean François Millet
Printed by:
Alfred Salmon
School/style
French
Production date
1873
Production place
Printed in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
140 millimetres
Width:
109 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Beraldi 1885-92 / Les Graveurs du dix-neuvième siècle
(82-201)
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(42)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
washerwoman/washerman
Associated names
Associated with:
Laurent-Richard
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Burlington Fine Arts Club
Acquisition date
1921
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1921,0731.34