A Pasture in Normandy

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Rural Normandy landscape, depicting cattle in a pasture, with broken fencing in the foreground to the left. An old wooden bridge over a weeded ditch is visible to the right. There are three cows in the centre mid-ground, with a fourth grazing in the background to the right. A row of tall trees line the field in the background to the left, and a bright blue clouded sky to can be seen to the right.
Title

A Pasture in Normandy

Date

1854

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 54 x W 73.1 cm

Accession number

1911.17

Acquisition method

purchased from Mr Charles A. Jackson, 1911

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

artist's inscription : : brc : artist's name : C. Troyon artist's inscription : handwritten paper label : back of canvas : inscription in artist's handwriting : Recu de Monsieur Doche / proprietaire a Provins (S et M) (ie Seine et Marne) / la somme de⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ˀŀŀ⁀ ฀฀⁀ ฀฀⁀ ฀฀⁀ ฀฀⁀ ฀฀⁀ ฀฀⁀ ฀฀⃀ˀŀŀ⃀ǀŀ฀⃀ʀŀŀ⃀ʀŀŀ⃀ʀŀŀ⃀ǀŀŀ⃀ǀŀŀ⃀ǀŀŀ⃀ǀŀŀ⃀ǀŀŀ⃀ǀŀŀ⃀ǀŀŀ⃀ǀŀŀ

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