La Bouillie
1861
19th century
6 in. x 5 in. (15.24 cm x 12.7 cm)
Jean-François Millet,
French,
(1814–1875)
Object Type:
Prints
Creation Place:
Europe, France
Medium and Support:
etching and drypoint on chine colle
Credit Line:
Carleton College Art Collection, gift of Gerard R. Pomerat on behalf of Dr. Charles M. Pomerat
Accession Number:
1997.112
Jean-Francois Millet, a major figure in French Realism, is better known for his paintings than his etchings. Preferring the country to rapidly industrializing Paris, he was a founding member of the Barbizon school. Millet published a number of etchings, including this one, in the Gazette de Beaux-Arts - a widely circulated art magazine first published in 1953.