# The Little Milkmaid

- By: Théodule Ribot (French, 1823–1891)
- Date: c. 1865
- Medium: oil on fabric
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Unframed: 46.3 x 38.3 cm (18 1/4 x 15 1/16 in.)
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.31)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1973.31/1973.31_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Members of Ribot's family are the likely models for many of his figure compositions, in which the subjects engage in humble activities, such as preparing meals or gathering in groups to read to each other.