Man with a hoe
Artist
Achille Léon Quinet
(French, 1831 - 1907)
CultureFrench
Datec. 1870
MediumAlbumen print from glass negative
Dimensions4 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. (12.1 × 16.9 cm)
MarkingsThe number 715 is penciled on the reverse.
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2022.42.4
Not on view
DescriptionThe image shows a man holding a hoe in his right hand bent over a plant in a field of vegetables. He is dressed in garb typical of a farm laborer in 19th c France. A haystack can be discerned in the distance.ProvenanceAcquired by Serge Kakou at public auction in France, 2019; purchased by Chrysler Museum of Art, December 2022.
Charles Marville (Charles François Bossu)
ca. 1865-68
