Landscape on a River

Charles François Daubigny, 1863

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Landscape on a River, 1863. Oil on wood.

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Oil on wood · 8 1/4 x 15 in. (21 x 38.1 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: Landscape on a River
Artist: Charles-François Daubigny (French, Paris 1817–1878 Paris)
Date: 1863
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 15 in. (21 x 38.1 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Mary V. T. Eberstadt, 1964
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1817–1878

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