Cows in a Landscape
mid-19th century
Medium
Black, white, and red chalk, on blue-green paper
Dimensions
sheet: 7 13/16 x 11 3/8 in. (19.8 x 28.9 cm) frame: 16 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. (41.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966
Accession Number
67.55.31
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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...