River Bank with Cattle
probably after 1850
Medium
black and white chalk on blue wove paper
Dimensions
Overall: 15.5 x 40.8 cm (6 1/8 x 16 1/16 in.) support: 26.8 x 51 cm (10 9/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Julius S. Held Collection
Accession Number
1985.1.59
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...