Seated Woman Reading at a Table, Portrait of Pauline-Virginie Ono, the Artist's First Wife

Jean-François Millet (in circa 1838-1839)

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Here the artist portrayed either his first wife Pauline Virginie Ono, who died young, or his second wife Catherine Lemaire. We know that Catherine could not read or write so we can assume that this is Pauline, who died in 1840.

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Title	Seated Woman Reading at a Table, Portrait of Pauline-Virginie Ono, the Artist's First Wife
Material and technique	Pastels, heightened with white, on light brown paper
Object type	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 323 mm Width 266 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Jean-François Millet
Accession number	F II 11 (PK)
Credits	Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1940
Creation date	in circa 1838-1839
Collector	Collector / Franz Koenigs
Internal exhibitions	Impressionisme: Een schone kijk (1992) De Collectie Twee - wissel V, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009)
External exhibitions	Max Lieberman and France (2013)
Material	Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Pastel drawing > Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Object	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	France > Western Europe > Europe