Follower of Jean-Fran?ois Millet

(French, 1814-1875)Potato Gatherer, bears signature lower right "J.F. Millet", oil on canvas, 16-1/4 x 13 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 25 x 21-7/8 in. - Provenance: John Fenning, New York to Herman Kertscher, New York, sold December 4, 1909 for $2,000 (accompanied by original receipt); Marjorie J. Doll by descent to Estate of Paul W. Doll, Jr., Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
Condition Report: original stretcher and tacking edge, yellowed varnish, surface dirt, crackle, cupping with quilting verso; frame with some resurfacing, losses to composition, wear˜