This horizontal painting presents a rural landscape scene centered on a dirt path that leads through a quiet countryside. The various brush strokes used, from smooth to textured, of oil paints on top of wood grain, combine elements of realism and landscapes. Starting at the lower left and moving across to the right, a wide, pale dirt road curves gently into the distance. The ground is uneven, with patches of grass and pebbles. Near the center of the composition, a woman with light skin stands on the path, her body facing away from us and slightly to the right. She wears a long dress with…
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Landscape with Figures

painter Constant Troyon (French, 1810 - 1865)

mid 19th century

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 26.04 × 34.93 cm (10 1/4 × 13 3/4 in.) ; framed: 58.42 × 67.95 × 7.62 cm (23 × 26 3/4 × 3 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection, 1926)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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