Jean-François Millet, peasant and painter; . . Engraved on Wood, by T. H. Heard 115 The Gleaners. Crayon. Collection of M. Alfred Lebrun. . Yves & Barret 121 Sabots, and Signature 127 The Angelus. Lithograph, by M. Emile Vernier, after Oil Painting in Collection of M. John Wilson Yves & Barret 129 .The Sheep-shearers. Crayon. Collection of M. Alfred Lebrun. Yves & Barret 135 Woman Carding Wool. Etching. Yves & Barret 155 The Resurrection. Crayon. Collection of M. Charles Tillot. Yves & Barret 161 Shepherdess. Pen and Ink. Collection of M. Alfred Lebrun. Yves & Barret 173 The Washerwomen. Crayo
Jean-François Millet, peasant and painter; . . Engraved on Wood, by T. H. Heard 115 The Gleaners. Crayon. Collection of M. Alfred Lebrun. . Yves & Barret 121 Sabots, and Signature 127 The Angelus. Lithograph, by M. Emile Vernier, after Oil Painting in Collection of M. John Wilson Yves & Barret 129 .The Sheep-shearers. Crayon. Collection of M. Alfred Lebrun. Yves & Barret 135 Woman Carding Wool. Etching. Yves & Barret 155 The Resurrection. Crayon. Collection of M. Charles Tillot. Yves & Barret 161 Shepherdess. Pen and Ink. Collection of M. Alfred Lebrun. Yves & Barret 173 The Washerwomen. Crayon. Collection of M. Alfred Sensier. Yves & Barret 181 Shepherdess Knitting. Etching Yves & Barret 195 Woman Carrying Milk. Crayon. Collection of M. Alfred Lebrun. Yves & Barret 203 The First Steps. Drawing. Collection of M. Georges Petit. Yves & Barret 211Shepherdess with Sheep. Dravi^ing, in Collection of M. Georges Petit. Yves & Barret 217 Fac-simile of Letter by Millet (1867). 222. ^ iK;£a*si^&vif;i4a,^iei^-A;^^^ ,a:v^^ -*- PORTRAIT OF MILLET (1846-7). JEAN-FRANgOIS MILLET, PEASANT AND PAINTER. I. Millefs Family and Birth—Recollections of hisChildhood in Normandy. THE harbor of Cherbourg is bounded on the east by Point Fer-manville, and on the west by Cape de la Hague. Seen from thesea, the country of La Hague looks desolate and forbidding. Highgranite cliffs surround it on all sides. Masses of black rock, thrownup in the volcanic age, stand out from the water in all sorts of strangeand jagged shapes. The shores, covered with sharp points andneedles which might be iron or steel, give it the look of an uninhab-itable land. But when you reach the heights, the aspect changes andbecomes bright; plowed fields, pastures of sheep and cows, woodsand houses, show that the country is fertile and kindly. In the foldof a little valley, open toward the sea, lies the hamlet of Gruchy,belonging to the parish and commune of Grevillc. Forty years ago a family of lab
Size: 1506px × 1659px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookpublisherlondo, bookyear1881
