River Bank with Cattle

probably after 1850

Constant Troyon

Artist, French, 1810 - 1865

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and white chalk on blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 15.5 x 40.8 cm (6 1/8 x 16 1/16 in.)
    support: 26.8 x 51 cm (10 9/16 x 20 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1985.1.59


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Victor Winthrop Newman (Lugt 2540). Julius S. Held [1905-2002], by 1970; gift 1985 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1970

  • Selections from the Drawing Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Julius S. Held, University Art Gallery, Binghamton; traveling exhibition, 1970, no. 70.

1979

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of Ingrid and Julius S. Held, The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown; traveling exhibition, 1979, no. 40.

Inscriptions

lower right Troyon estate stamp, CT. (Lugt 642); lower center verso in graphite: 961; lower right verso in graphite (illegible) 31 / 4(illegible)

Wikidata ID

Q64540348


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