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Departure for Work (Le depart pour le travail)

Jean-François Millet

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a man and a woman walking side by side. The woman is on the left, wearing a long dress and a bonnet, and holding a jug. The man is on the right, wearing a long-sleeved shirt, pants, and a wide-brimmed hat, carrying a pitchfork. The background depicts a rural setting with fields, sparse vegetation, some trees, and a lightly sketched sky with a few clouds.

Artwork Details

Date
1863
Medium
etching
Dimensions
3440 × 4289 px
Public Domain
Yes
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