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The Sick Child

Jean-François Millet

Cleveland Museum of Art

The drawing depicts a man and woman with a child. The man stands on the left, wearing a hat, jacket, pants, and shoes. He looks down at his hands. The woman sits on the right, wearing a long dress and head covering, holding the child. She looks down at the child. The background shows a room interior with a window on the right and an opening to another room on the left. A spherical object hangs on the wall. The drawing is in shades of gray on off-white paper with a darker border. The paper has an aged appearance with darker edges and orange spots around the border. Writing is present at the bottom.

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723 × 900 px
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