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Le Vanneur: 2124

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Le Vanneur

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Millet, Jean François

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Millet's Studio Collection (Lugt 1460, lower right); Staats Forbes, purchased by Charles Ricketts through the Leicester Galleries; Ricketts and Shannon Collection

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 198 mm
Width: 160 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Black chalk on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: J.F.M. (L.1460)
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Stamp
  • Text: The Staats Forbes Collection of Drawings by Jean Francois Millet
  • Location: Frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Label
  • Text: Leicester Galleries, Jan 1906; (No.13) Title "Le Vanneur". Purchaser Charles Ricketts. (exhibition label)
  • Location: Frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Label
  • Text: Ernest Thompson and Phillips. Leicester Gall: Ticket "M85"
  • Location: Frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2124
Primary reference Number: 6598
Lugt: 1460

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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