Woman Churning Butter

1855–56

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching on chine collé; third (final) state
Dimensions: plate: 7 3/16 x 4 3/4 in. (18.2 x 12 cm) sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 3/4 in. (32.1 x 24.8 cm)
Collection no.: 23.65.14
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Jean-François Millet. Woman Churning Butter. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Woman Churning Butter — Jean-François Millet. 1855–56.

Medium: Etching on chine collé; third (final) state. Dimensions: plate: 7 3/16 x 4 3/4 in. (18.2 x 12 cm) sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 3/4 in. (32.1 x 24.8 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of Theodore De Witt, 1923.

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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