Road in the Woods

Constant Troyon, mid-1840s

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Road in the Woods, mid-1840s. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 22 7/8 x 19 in. (58.1 x 48.3 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: Road in the Woods
Artist: Constant Troyon (French, Sèvres 1810–1865 Paris)
Date: mid-1840s
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 22 7/8 x 19 in. (58.1 x 48.3 cm)
Credit line: Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1810–1865

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