Jean-François Millet

Shepherdess Seated on a Rock



Jean-François Millet - Shepherdess Seated on a Rock



Jean-François Millet
Shepherdess Seated on a Rock
1856
35.9 x 28.3 cm
Oil on wood
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1983


Provenance

With Knoedler, New York, until 1879; sold in October to Raynor
James A. Raynor, New York, 1879–died 1885
his daughter, Mrs. William (Annie Raynor) Storrs Wells, New York, until died 1935
posthumous sale, American Art Association, New York, 12 November 1936, nr. 42, for $3,700 to Dillon
Clarence Dillon, New York, 1936–died 1979
his son, Douglas Dillon, New York, 1979–83
sale, Sotheby's, New York, 26 October 1983, nr. 37, bought in
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External links

Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession number 1983.446

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