Peasant with a Wheelbarrow

Jean-François Millet

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a man pushing a wheelbarrow in front of a stone building. The man wears a wide-brimmed hat, a shirt, pants, and dark shoes. He faces away from the viewer, with his body angled to the right as he pushes the wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow contains a large load of hay or grass. To the left of the man is a stone wall with a doorway leading into the building. The building features a thatched roof and a wooden door. A signature appears in the bottom-right corner of the image. The background includes another thatched roof structure and trees. The entire scene is rendered in black and white.