The Little Shepherdess
Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)1868–72
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Materials & printing
Archival matte paper, 189 g/m² (10.3 mil), sourced from Japan, printed with multicolor water-based inkjet so every brushstroke stays crisp. Framed prints arrive ready to hang in a .75″ ayous-wood frame with an acrylite front. Sized to standard frames by cropping, never stretching — at most about 3% comes off one edge, which isn’t noticeable on most pieces, and we only offer a size when it stays that small.
Shipping & returns
Made to order and delivered in 5–8 business days (2–4 to print, 3–4 in transit). US shipping only for now. Because each print is made for your order, all sales are final — but if it arrives damaged or defective, send us a photo within 14 days and we’ll replace it free. Full policy.
Why is it this affordable?
A thin, flat margin on every piece — just enough to keep the store running. Most of what you pay is the print itself. We only sell sizes that reproduce at full quality, and we don’t mark up the large sizes the way most shops do.
Details
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Original size
- 35.7 × 25.5 cm (14 × 10 in.)
Museum record · 2 owners · 4 exhibitions
Provenance
- Probably F. Petit, by December 31, 1873; sold to Knoedler & Co. for 8,500 francs, December 31, 1873; sold by Knoedler to Albert Spencer, New York, for $2,400, November 2, 1874; his sale, Ortgies & Co., New York, February 28, 1888, lot 44, for $7,500 to Potter Palmer.
- Potter Palmer (died 1902), Chicago, 1888; his widow, Bertha Honoré Palmer (died 1918); by descent to their sons Honoré and Potter Palmer; given by them to the Art Institute, 1922.
Exhibitions
- Paris, Galeries Georges Petit, Exposition de chefs-d’oeuvre de l’école français, May 1910.
- Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1–November 1, 1933.
- Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1–November 1, 1934.
- Art Institute of Chicago, The Complete Printed Work of Jean François Millet, October 28, 1944–January 7, 1945, no, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago, Van Gogh's Bedrooms, Feb. 14 - May 10, 2016.
