A Farmhouse with a Thatched Roof and Trees Beside a River
1825–65
Medium
Black chalk with touches of white, on blue paper.
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/16 x 17 3/8in. (30.6 x 44.1cm) frame: 18 x 24 in. (45.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Alexander B.V. Johnson and Roberta J.M. Olson, 1996
Accession Number
1996.582.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
Constant Troyon (1810–1865), a leading figure in France's Barbizon school, captures the serene beauty of rural life in *A Farmhouse with ached Roof and Trees Beside River*. Created sometime between 1825 and1865, this drawing depicts a humble thatched farmhouse nestled among trees along a tranquil riverbank,oking the peaceful countryside of 19th-century France. Troyon's work reflects the Realist movement's shift away from idealized Romanticism toward honest portrayals of everyday landscapes, influenced by his travels to Holland and admiration for 17th-century Dutch masters like Jacob van Ruisda...
About the Artist
Constant Troyon · 1810–1865
After training to become a porcelain painter at Sèvres, Troyon became interested in 17th century Dutch landscape painting, particularly the work of Jacob van Ruisdael, and subsequently became a member of the Barbizon School. After becoming Chevalier de le Légion d'honneur in 1849, his work shifted from landscapes to the painting of animals, often with laborers. His later landscapes of Normady were...