Hilly Landscape with an Angler

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This river landscape probably dates from 1830, the year in which Rousseau travelled from Paris to the Haute Auvergne. He undoubtedly painted it in his studio on the basis of studies after nature and his knowledge of historical landscape painters. The careful execution and attention to detail suggests that Rousseau intended to submit this landscape to the Salon.

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Title	Hilly Landscape with an Angler
Material and technique	Oil on canvas
Object type	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width 136 cm Height 84 cm
Artists	Painter: Théodore Rousseau : A.J. Heijdenrijk
Accession number	VdV 68A
Credits	Loan Foundation Willem van der Vorm, 1972
Department	Old Masters
Acquisition date	1972
Creation date	in circa 1830
Collector	Collector / Willem van der Vorm
Internal exhibitions	Impressionisme: Een schone kijk (1992) The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017)
Material	Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Canvas > Worked fibres > Fibre > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	France > Western Europe > Europe

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Théodore Rousseau

Parijs 1812 - Barbizon 1867

Théodore Rousseau was trained as a classical historical painter, but quickly developed his own style by painting directly in the countryside. In 1836, Rousseau...

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