Landscape with Cattle at Limousin
Jules Dupré
1837
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
31 in. × 51 1/2 in. (78.7 × 130.8 cm) Framed: 37 × 57 in. (94 × 144.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.169
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
LandscapesCows
About the Artist
Jules Dupré · 1811–1889
Jules Dupré (1811–1889) was born in Nantes, France, on April 5, the son of a porcelain manufacturer. He began his artistic career in his father's factory before moving to paint porcelain at his uncle's china factory in Sèvres. Lacking formal training or a specific teacher, Dupré debuted at the Paris Salon in 1831, earning a second-class medal three years later. A pivotal trip to England in 1834 ex...