1862
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Large Shepherdess (La grande bergere) is a 1862 ink by Jean François Millet, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman carrying a large basket on her back, walking through a field. She’s dressed in a long dress and a headscarf, and her posture is strong. Behind her, two smaller figures stand near a tree, and the ground is rough with patches of grass and dirt. The artist used lines to show texture—notice how the woman’s dress and the grass look almost woven. This was done with a needle on metal, not paint. Next, look up etching to see how artists create these detailed prints.
Jean-François Millet (French pronunciation: ; 4 October 1814 – 20 January 1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France.
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