The Milk Woman 1774

"The Milk Woman" is a hand-colored mezzotint by Louis Marin Bonnet created in 1774. The print depicts a young woman in a white cap and a red plaid dress, holding a milk pail. The image is framed in an ornate oval border. Bonnet's work is a fine example of 18th-century portraiture, capturing the details of dress and everyday life in this charming depiction of a milk woman.