Jean-François Millet (1814-1875)
Born in the hamlet of Gruchy in Gréville-Hague in 1814, Jean-François Millet studied painting in Cherbourg, then in Paris at Delaroche's studio before settling permanently in Barbizon, Seine-et-Marne.
He began his career by painting portraits, a large share of which are in the Thomas Henry Museum. He is above all known for his paintings of rural life: The Angelus, The Gleaners...
Two statues celebrate Jean-François Millet.
The first, by the sculptor Chapu, completed by his pupil Bouteiller, was unveiled in 1892. It stands in the Cherbourg public gardens.
The second, a bronze by the Cherbourg sculptor Marcel Jacques, was unveiled in 1898 on the square of his home village.
In 1941, the department in charge of recovering non-ferrous metals at the Interior Ministry ordered its removal in order to retrieve the metal.
The inhabitants managed to save the bust that was returned to its plinth on July 15, 1945.
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Maison natale de Jean-François Millet
Hameau Gruchy
Gréville-Hague
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Inmitten des Dorfes Gréville-Hague liegt das vollständig im Originalzustand erhaltene Geburtshaus von Jean-François Millet.
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