The image shows a woman pouring liquid from a large wooden container into a clay jug. She is dressed in historical working attire, including a head covering and an apron. The setting is outdoors, near a rustic stone structure with a thatched or shingled roof. The background includes foliage and a fenced area.
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Woman Filling a Water Jug (Femme vidant un seau)

Jean-François Millet (French, 1814 - 1875)

printmaker Pierre Millet (French, active 19th century)

1860s

Medium
woodcut on laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 7 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (18.1 x 13.65 cm)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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