Path Near the Pond of Vipers, Fontainebleau Forest

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña, c. 1860s

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Path Near the Pond of Vipers, Fontainebleau Forest, c. 1860s. oil on wood panel.

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oil on wood panel · Unframed: 26.7 x 36.2 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Path Near the Pond of Vipers, Fontainebleau Forest
Artist: Narcisse Diaz de la Peña (French, 1807–1876)
Date: c. 1860s
Medium: oil on wood panel
Dimensions: Unframed: 26.7 x 36.2 cm (10 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1807–1876

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