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Haystacks: Autumn, ca. 1874. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 33 1/2 x 43 3/8 in. (85.1 x 110.2 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Barbizon School

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Museum title
Haystacks: Autumn
Artist
Jean-François Millet (French, Gruchy 1814–1875 Barbizon)
Date
ca. 1874
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
33 1/2 x 43 3/8 in. (85.1 x 110.2 cm)
Credit line
Bequest of Lillian S. Timken, 1959
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1814–1875

Barbizon School c. 1830–1870

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Haystacks: Autumn · Jean François Millet, ca. 1874
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