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The Wool Carder (recto); Fragmentary Sketch of Man Standing by Fence (verso) — Jean François Millet. The Wool Carder (recto); Fragmentary Sketch of Man Standing by Fence (verso), 1857/58. The Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain (CC0).

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The Wool Carder (recto); Fragmentary Sketch of Man Standing by Fence (verso)

by Jean François Millet

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Artist: Jean François Millet / French, 1814-1875
Date: 1857/58
Medium: Black chalk (recto) and red chalk (verso) on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 25.9 × 17.7 cm (10 1/4 × 7 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: chalk
Place: France
Department: Prints and Drawings
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
Accession no.: 1922.341

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