About this artwork
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title:Birch Trees on a Rocky Incline: Fontainebleu
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accession number:NG 2878
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materials:Oil on paper laid down on canvas
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date created:About 1821 - 1822
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measurements:33.00 x 55.00 cm (framed: 45.50 x 62.20 x 8.20 cm)
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credit line:Gift of John Lishawa, 2016
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
Achille-Etna Michallon
Achille-Etna Michallon
Michallon was the son of the sculptor Claude Michallon (1752-1799). Recognised for his artistic ability, around 1808 he entered the studio of Henry-François Mulard (1769-1850), history painter and follower of Jacques-Louis David. In 1810, aged thirteen, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts and about two years later became a student…
