The Hamlet of Optevoz

Charles François Daubigny, ca. 1852

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The Hamlet of Optevoz, ca. 1852. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 22 3/4 x 36 1/2 in. (57.8 x 92.7 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: The Hamlet of Optevoz
Artist: Charles-François Daubigny (French, Paris 1817–1878 Paris)
Date: ca. 1852
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 22 3/4 x 36 1/2 in. (57.8 x 92.7 cm)
Credit line: Bequest of Robert Graham Dun, 1900
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1817–1878

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