Two Men Digging

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Maker: Jean François Millet (French, 1814-1875), printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907)
Date: 1855–56
Medium: Etching on cream laid Japanese vellum hinged to ivory card
Dimensions: Image: 22.3 × 32.7 cm (8 13/16 × 12 7/8 in.); Plate: 23.9 × 34 cm (9 7/16 × 13 7/16 in.); Primary support: 36 × 45 cm (14 3/16 × 17 3/4 in.); Secondary support: 40.7 × 49.4 cm (16 1/16 × 19 1/2 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Alice H. Brown in memory of Cyrus Hall McCormick

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

Just a moment

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Maker: Jean François Millet (French, 1814-1875), printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907)
Date: 1855–56
Medium: Etching on cream laid Japanese vellum hinged to ivory card
Dimensions: Image: 22.3 × 32.7 cm (8 13/16 × 12 7/8 in.); Plate: 23.9 × 34 cm (9 7/16 × 13 7/16 in.); Primary support: 36 × 45 cm (14 3/16 × 17 3/4 in.); Secondary support: 40.7 × 49.4 cm (16 1/16 × 19 1/2 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Alice H. Brown in memory of Cyrus Hall McCormick

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0