Etching printed in dark brownish black on Japan paper, 1862. 310x228 mm; 12¼x9 inches, full margins. Printed by Delâtre, Paris. Published by Cadart, Paris. Delteil 18; Melot 18.
There are preparatory drawings for this etching by Millet (1814-1875) in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Millet made an oil on panel of this subject, after the etching, from around 1868-72, that is now in the Art Institute of Chicago.
