Jean-François Millet. 1814-1875.
La Cardeuse (Woman Carding Wool). c. 1858. Etching. Delteil, Melot 15. only state. 10 x 7 (sheet 14 3/8 x 9 7/8). Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly 25 (1938): 146; Keppel, The Golden Age of Engraving; Leipnik, A History of French Etching. A very rich, well-inked impression with plate tone, printed on tissue-thin laid paper. Unsigned. $2,500.
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