About the Artwork
Mother Feeding Her Children
between 1814 and 1875
Jean-François Millet
1814-1875
French
Unknown
Pastel
Sheet: 13 3/4 × 11 1/4 inches (34.9 × 28.6 cm) Framed: 23 1/2 × 21 1/2 × 3 inches (59.7 × 54.6 × 7.6 cm)
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Gift of Mrs. Joseph B. Schlotman
73.104
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Signed, in black chalk, lower right: J.F. Millet
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Provenance
Mrs. Joseph B. Schlotman
1973-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Jean-François Millet, Mother Feeding Her Children, between 1814 and 1875, pastel. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Joseph B. Schlotman, 73.104.
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