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La Châtaigneraie: 2384

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

La Châtaigneraie
Translated as: The chestnut grove

Maker(s)

Painter: Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille

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Notes

History note: With Barbedienne; with Gérard père (1879); with Oudinot (1883); with the Leicester Galleries, London (Messrs. Ernest Brown and Phillips); with the Independent Gallery, London, (P.M. Turner)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1939) by Hindley Smith, Frank

Dating

1830 CE - 1840 CE

Note

Painted in the Auvergne or Morvan

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Canvas Height 34 cm Width 48.9 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: COROT
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2384
Primary reference Number: 2547
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 16 November 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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