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The Woodchopper, c. 1858–66. Oil on canvas.
Oil on canvas · 81 × 65 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Barbizon School
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- Museum title
- The Woodchopper
- Artist
- Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)
- Date
- c. 1858–66
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 81 × 65 cm (31 7/8 × 25 9/16 in.); Framed: 99.1 × 83.8 cm (39 × 33 in.)
- Credit line
- Potter Palmer Collection
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.