Proof from a block of sketches

1834–75

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Woodcut on china paper, laid down on card; second (final) state; posthumous impression
Dimensions: sheet: 4 15/16 x 4 in. (12.5 x 10.1 cm)
Collection no.: 17.34.11
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Jean-François Millet. Proof from a block of sketches. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Proof from a block of sketches — Jean-François Millet. 1834–75.

Medium: Woodcut on china paper, laid down on card; second (final) state; posthumous impression. Dimensions: sheet: 4 15/16 x 4 in. (12.5 x 10.1 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Dr. Van Horne Norrie, 1917.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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