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Masterpieces in Colour

Edited by--T. Leman Hare

MILLET

1814-1875

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"MASTERPIECES IN COLOUR" SERIES

ARTIST. AUTHOR.
VELAZQUEZ. S. L. BENSUSAN.
REYNOLDS. S. L. BENSUSAN.
TURNER. C. LEWIS HIND.
ROMNEY. C. LEWIS HIND.
GREUZE. ALYS EYRE MACKLIN.
BOTTICELLI. HENRY B. BINNS.
ROSSETTI. LUCIEN PISSARRO.
BELLINI. GEORGE HAY.
FRA ANGELICO. JAMES MASON.
REMBRANDT. JOSEF ISRAELS.
LEIGHTON. A. LYS BALDRY.
RAPHAEL. PAUL G. KONODY.
HOLMAN HUNT. MARY E. COLERIDGE.
TITIAN. S. L. BENSUSAN.
MILLAIS. A. LYS BALDRY.
CARLO DOLCI. GEORGE HAY.
GAINSBOROUGH. MAX ROTHSCHILD.
TINTORETTO. S. L. BENSUSAN.
LUINI. JAMES MASON.
FRANZ HALS. EDGCUMBE STALEY.
VAN DYCK. PERCY M. TURNER.
LEONARDO DA VINCI. M. W. BROCKWELL.
RUBENS. S. L. BENSUSAN.
WHISTLER. T. MARTIN WOOD.
HOLBEIN. S. L. BENSUSAN.
BURNE-JONES. A. LYS BALDRY.
VIGÉE LE BRUN. C. HALDANE MACFALL.
CHARDIN. PAUL G. KONODY.
FRAGONARD. C. HALDANE MACFALL.
MEMLINC. W. H. J. & J. C. WEALE.
CONSTABLE. C. LEWIS HIND.
RAEBURN. JAMES L. CAW.
JOHN S. SARGENT. T. MARTIN WOOD.
LAWRENCE. S. L. BENSUSAN.
DÜRER. H. E. A. FURST.
MILLET. PERCY M. TURNER.
WATTEAU. C. LEWIS HIND.
HOGARTH. C. LEWIS HIND.
MURILLO. S. L. BENSUSAN.
WATTS. W. LOFTUS HARE.
INGRES. A. J. FINBERG.

_Others in Preparation._

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(In the Louvre)

An instance of Millet in a less pessimistic mood than we
generally find him. The wood-cutter, pursuing his vocation on a
warm sunny day, full of life and vigour, brings before us the
joyous side of peasant life. We feel that he is happy and
contented, and if his lot is somewhat hard, he has none of those
distracting ambitions which mar the enjoyment in life to all who
fall a prey to them. The wood in the background is a good
example of Millet's powers in this direction.]

MILLET

by

PERCY M. TURNER

Illustrated with Eight Reproductions in Colour

London: T. C. & E. C. Jack New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co.

CONTENTS

Page
I. Introduction 11
II. Millet's Early Life 29
III. The Migration to Paris 41
IV. The Struggle for Recognition 52
V. Millet in his Maturity 57
VI. The Man and his Art 72

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Plate Page
I. The Wood-Cutter Frontispiece
In the Louvre

II. The Weed-burner 14
In the Louvre

III. The Church at Gréville 24
In the Louvre

IV. The Gleaners 34
In the Louvre

V. The Straw-binders 40
In the Louvre

VI. Spring 50
In the Louvre

VII. The Sawyers 60
In the South Kensington Museum

VIII. The Sheep-fold 70
In the Glasgow Corporation Art Galleries