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Théodore Rousseau · c. 1860
- Artist
- Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812–1867)
- Date
- c. 1860
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Size
- 42.2 × 54 cm (15 5/8 × 21 1/4 in.); Framed: 71.8 × 85.1 cm (28 1/4 × 33 1/2 in.)
- Made in
- France
- Style
- nineteenth century
- Where to see it
- Art Institute of Chicago
Henry Field Memorial Collection · CC0 Public Domain · Art Institute of Chicago · image via Wikimedia Commons · see it at the museum ↗
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About Théodore Rousseau
Étienne Pierre Théodore Rousseau was a French painter of the Barbizon School.
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