The Church at Chailly, 1868-1869, Jean-Fran?ois Millet, French, 1814¡V1875, 28 1/16 x 34 1/4 in. (71.3 x 87 cm)36 1/2 x 42 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (92.71 x 108.59 x 8.26 cm) (outer frame), Pastel and Cont? crayon on beige paper, France, 19th century, A gifted landscape artist, Jean-Fran?ois Millet was a master of the middle ground, able to evoke boundless space in the narrow strip between the foreground and the horizon line. Here he depicted lush green pastures, a flock of grazing sheep, a lone shepherd, a man driving a farm cart, a row of thatched houses, and some trees and fences.