Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
The Watering Place
About this artwork
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artist:Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796 - 1875) French
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title:The Watering Place
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date created:About 1865/70
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attributed to:Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796 - 1875) French
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:24.50 x 32.50 cm; Framed: 49.50 x 57.30 x 11.00 cm / 7.00 kg
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object type:
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credit line:Bequest of Dr John Kirkhope 1920
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accession number:NG 1452
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
Corot's landscapes developed from the classical landscape tradition and strongly influenced the young Impressionists. He trained in his native Paris, having persuaded his parents that his future was with painting rather than the family textile business. In 1825 he travelled to Italy and made many...