Artist: Constant Troyon (1810 – 1865) was a French painter of the Barbizon school,
later found himself as a painter of animals and achieved international recognition.
Engraver: Charles Jean Louis Courtry (France, 1846-1897).
Title: Oxen Ploughing.
Signed in plate: l.l. C. Troyon 1860; Ch. Courtry sculp.
Dimensions: Image 6 3/4" x 8 7/8". Sheet 12 1/2" x 17 3/4".
Publisher: n/a. The state before the publisher's proof. A/P.
Date: 1860.
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XIX C. Barbizon School
Note: The Clark Art Institute. "Oxen Ploughing" 1955.56. "This oil (1860) is a scaled-down version of a much larger painting exhibited at the Universal Exposition of 1855 in Paris."