The Wool Carder
ca. 1855–56
Medium
Etching on laid paper; only state
Dimensions
plate: 10 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (26.6 x 17.5 cm) sheet: 13 1/8 x 8 11/16 in. (33.3 x 22 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Theodore De Witt, 1923
Accession Number
23.65.15
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About this artwork
This etching on laid paper; only state, created in ca. 1855–56, represents significant artistic achievement by Jean-François Millet, a French artist. The piece demonstrates the technical capabilities and aesthetic conventions of French art during this historical period. Working in etching on laid paper; only state, the artist employed materials and techniques characteristic of the era, creating visual effects that convey both subject matter and artistic vision. Museum collections preserve such w...
About the Artist
Jean-François Millet · 1814–1875
Jean-François Millet (1814-1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school, whose dignified depictions of peasant laborers transformed how art could represent rural life. His monumental images of sowers, gleaners, and field workers elevated common people to subjects previously reserved for mythological or historical figures, making him a pivotal figure in the development ...