A River in a Meadow

Théodore Rousseau, ca. 1840

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A River in a Meadow, ca. 1840. Oil on wood.

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Oil on wood · 16 3/4 x 26 1/8 in. (42.5 x 66.4 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: A River in a Meadow
Artist: Théodore Rousseau (French, Paris 1812–1867 Barbizon)
Date: ca. 1840
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 16 3/4 x 26 1/8 in. (42.5 x 66.4 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 1812–1867

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