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View of the Château of Pierrefonds by François-Louis Français

View of the Château of Pierrefonds

François-Louis Français · 1865

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DETAILS
Artist
François-Louis Français
Date
1865
Medium
pen and black ink, brush and black and gray wash, and graphite, heightened with white gouache
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
ART MOVEMENTS
Barbizon school
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THE ARTIST

François-Louis Français

19th-century French landscape painter who bridged Barbizon naturalism and Impressionist light.

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