The wool carder

The wool carder
(La Cardeuse)
 (1855-1857)

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching
Measurements
23.7 × 16.4 cm (image) 25.4 × 17.4 cm (plate) 30.6 × 21.4 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Delteil 15
Accession Number
410-5
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs David Keppel, 1960
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Labour, Industry and Machinery
Subjects (specific)
baskets (containers) carding comb labour rural life seated figures spinning wheels women (female humans) wool (hair material)

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