DESCRIPTION: Jean-Francois Millet (French, 1814 - 1875). Etching on laid paper. "La fileuse, cheuvrière auvergnate" (The Spinner, Goatherd of the Auvergne). 1886. Second state. Signed in plate lower right. With penciled inscription and signed lower right "A mon ami M. Chassaing J.F. Millet". Watermark of "ED&Cie". Delteil 20; Millet 20. Matted and in wood frame. PROVENANCE: Purchased at Goodman-Walker on March 25, 1942. From the collection of the consignor’s late grandmother Mary Emerson Lovejoy Olds Kirkpatrick. Born 1884 Lynn, Massachusetts. Married Herbert Olds, Sr. January 1913, from a wealthy Connecticut family and partner in Olds & Whipple, an agricultural fertilizer company. Husband died December 1913 and left her a substantial inheritance to pursue her interests of antiques and art. She studied printmaking and etching and amassed a collection of prints mainly through the Boston firms of Goodman-Walker, Goodspeed’s Book Shop and Holman’s Print Shop during the 1930’s and early 1940’s. MEASUREMENTS: Plate 7-7/8" x 5-1/8". Overall with frame 19-3/4" x 13-1/2". CONDITION: Slight uniform toning, most visible around signature area. Strong impression. Small repair to lower right margin area.