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The Paladins (Les Paladins)

1871

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Associated Names

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Artist, French, 1796 - 1875

The image shows an elevated perspective of a landscape with a high horizon with clouds in the sky. On the left, there are sketched trees. In the center and to the right, a path with figures walking and a person on horseback. In the distance along the horizon, there are buildings on a hillside, all sketched in brown lines. The style is reminiscent of an ink drawing with a monochromatic palette, emphasizing contrast and texture.

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Artwork overview

Medium

cliché-verre
Credit Line

Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)
Accession Number

1967.18.32
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 92, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q65510123

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