The Angelus

Jean-François Millet

1857–1859 · Oil on canvas · Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Jean-François Millet (1814–1875)
Year: 1857–1859
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 55.5 × 66 cm
Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Movement: Realism

A man and a woman stand in a flat potato field at dusk and bow their heads to recite the Angelus as the bell rings from the church of Chailly-en-Bière on the horizon; a fork is planted in the earth, a basket of potatoes sits at their feet and a wheelbarrow waits behind. Millet painted it between 1857 and 1859 for the American collector Thomas Gold Appleton, who never came to collect it; he then added the steeple and changed the title from Prayer for the Potato Crop. He said the idea came from his grandmother, who stopped work in the fields to say the prayer whenever the bell sounded. Faces in shadow, the two small figures take on a monumental calm. In 1889 the Louvre tried and failed to buy it; it went to America, was bought back the following year, and came to the state with Alfred Chauchard's bequest in 1910. It hangs in the Musée d'Orsay.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Two small figures bowing their heads in a dusk field, monumental and calm, for a kitchen, dining room or quiet study at 16×24 in black. An ochre, warm grey or cream wall; it pairs with The Gleaners for two Millet fields.

Style: Exhibition poster of a Realism painting
Era: 19th century (1857–1859)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 12×18 and 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is The Angelus in the public domain?

Yes. Jean-François Millet (1814–1875) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Musée d'Orsay.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Angelus painted, and in what medium?

The Angelus dates from 1857–1859 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 55.5 × 66 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Jean-François Millet's The Angelus — The Angelus — a peasant couple bowing their heads in prayer over a basket of potatoes as the evening bell rings — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. The Barbizon School, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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