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Leaving the Forest, Fontainebleau: Setting Sun

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Leaving the Forest, Fontainebleau: Setting Sun, 1851. oil on fabric.

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oil on fabric · Framed: 143 x 165 x 13 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
Leaving the Forest, Fontainebleau: Setting Sun
Artist
Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812–1867)
Date
1851
Medium
oil on fabric
Dimensions
Framed: 143 x 165 x 13 cm (56 5/16 x 64 15/16 x 5 1/8 in.); Unframed: 109.1 x 130.2 cm (42 15/16 x 51 1/4 in.)
Credit line
John L. Severance Fund
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1812–1867

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Leaving the Forest, Fontainebleau: Setting Sun · Théodore Rousseau, 1851
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