![First Steps, c. 1858–66. Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875). Black chalk and pastel; sheet: 29.5 x 45.9 cm (11 5/8 x 18 1/16 in.); secondary support: 36 x 50.9 cm (14 3/16 x First Steps, c. 1858–66. Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875). Black chalk and pastel; sheet: 29.5 x 45.9 cm (11 5/8 x 18 1/16 in.); secondary support: 36 x 50.9 cm (14 3/16 x](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2H0Y275/first-steps-c-185866-jean-franois-millet-french-1814-1875-black-chalk-and-pastel-sheet-295-x-459-cm-11-58-x-18-116-in-secondary-support-36-x-509-cm-14-316-x-20-116-in-in-the-1860s-jean-franois-millet-began-to-add-pastel-to-his-black-chalk-drawings-of-peasants-and-rural-life-with-the-hope-that-the-addition-of-color-would-make-his-monochromatic-drawings-more-marketable-between-1865-and-1869-he-worked-almost-exclusively-in-pastel-producing-more-than-100-works-the-taste-for-enhanced-or-pastelled-drawings-as-millet-described-them-grew-among-collectors-and-art-2H0Y275.jpg)
First Steps, c. 1858–66. Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875). Black chalk and pastel; sheet: 29.5 x 45.9 cm (11 5/8 x 18 1/16 in.); secondary support: 36 x 50.9 cm (14 3/16 x
![Vincent Van Gogh | First Steps (after Millet) 1890 | Tutt'Art@ | Pittura • Scultura • Poesia • Musica Vincent Van Gogh | First Steps (after Millet) 1890 | Tutt'Art@ | Pittura • Scultura • Poesia • Musica](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gzqqku1v6QM/WoXgiuVDjVI/AAAAAAAGEc0/HruFlPXzcZctGimbNJpv8ggTXP3IEpcuwCLcBGAs/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/Vincent%2BVan%2BGogh%2BFirst%2BSteps%2B%2528after%2BMillet%2529%2B1890%2B%2BThe%2BMetropolitan%2BMuseum%2Bof%2BArt%252C%2BNew%2BYork%2B%25281%2529.jpg)
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![Jean-François Millet, peasant and painter; . lder, of whichwe give the sketch. * In a letter of December 12, 1871, Millet tells Sensier that themuseum of Lille has acquired one of his Jean-François Millet, peasant and painter; . lder, of whichwe give the sketch. * In a letter of December 12, 1871, Millet tells Sensier that themuseum of Lille has acquired one of his](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AM0REJ/jean-franois-millet-peasant-and-painter-lder-of-whichwe-give-the-sketch-in-a-letter-of-december-12-1871-millet-tells-sensier-that-themuseum-of-lille-has-acquired-one-of-his-pictures-a-wornanfeeding-her-children-see-letter-to-thore-this-family-scene-isone-of-a-series-of-paintings-and-drawings-which-millet-consecratesto-children-their-charming-awkwardness-their-delightful-greedinessthe-faltering-of-their-first-steps-and-their-sleep-like-the-sleep-offlowers-millet-had-had-nine-children-the-time-was-soon-comingwhen-he-would-be-a-grandfather-he-never-lacked-models-healway-2AM0REJ.jpg)
Jean-François Millet, peasant and painter; . lder, of whichwe give the sketch. * In a letter of December 12, 1871, Millet tells Sensier that themuseum of Lille has acquired one of his
![Vincent Van Gogh | First Steps (after Millet) 1890 | Tutt'Art@ | Pittura • Scultura • Poesia • Musica Vincent Van Gogh | First Steps (after Millet) 1890 | Tutt'Art@ | Pittura • Scultura • Poesia • Musica](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AEc6dChCTxA/WoXgi-oICtI/AAAAAAAGEc4/Ml5IHepa1ocCcz2mLV2AjVrOt0sVxCbvACLcBGAs/s1600/Vincent%2BVan%2BGogh%2BFirst%2BSteps%2B%2528after%2BMillet%2529%2B1890%2B%2BThe%2BMetropolitan%2BMuseum%2Bof%2BArt%252C%2BNew%2BYork%2B%25283%2529.jpg)
Vincent Van Gogh | First Steps (after Millet) 1890 | Tutt'Art@ | Pittura • Scultura • Poesia • Musica
![fine arts, Millet, Jean-Francois (1814 - 1875), drawing, "The First Steps", private collection, Augsburg, French, realism, Sc Stock Photo - Alamy fine arts, Millet, Jean-Francois (1814 - 1875), drawing, "The First Steps", private collection, Augsburg, French, realism, Sc Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/AHY12P/fine-arts-millet-jean-francois-1814-1875-drawing-the-first-steps-private-AHY12P.jpg)
fine arts, Millet, Jean-Francois (1814 - 1875), drawing, "The First Steps", private collection, Augsburg, French, realism, Sc Stock Photo - Alamy
![This painting titled The First Step is by Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875). Here, in a fenced-in garden behind a house, parents encourage their child to walk for the first time. Delicate passages of This painting titled The First Step is by Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875). Here, in a fenced-in garden behind a house, parents encourage their child to walk for the first time. Delicate passages of](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2C8MBBK/this-painting-titled-the-first-step-is-by-jean-francois-millet-1814-1875-here-in-a-fenced-in-garden-behind-a-house-parents-encourage-their-child-to-walk-for-the-first-time-delicate-passages-of-blue-green-yellow-and-red-enliven-the-composition-in-the-1860s-jean-franois-millet-began-to-add-pastel-to-his-black-chalk-drawings-of-peasants-and-rural-life-with-the-hope-that-the-addition-of-color-would-make-his-monochromatic-drawings-more-marketable-millet-was-a-french-painter-and-belonged-to-the-realism-movement-2C8MBBK.jpg)