The Keeper of the Flock, by Jean François Millet, 1871–74
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The Keeper of the Flock

Jean François Millet (French, 1814–1875)

1871–74

Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
71.7 × 91.5 cm (28 × 36 in.); Framed: 105.5 × 125.1 × 14 cm (41 1/2 × 49 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)
Culture
France
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kimball Collection
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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