Interior of a forest at sunset, cattle, shepherd and dog at the left, and water in foreground.
Théodore Rousseau, Cows Descending the Hills at Sunset, ca. 1837–1840, oil on canvas, 26 5/16 x 32 3/16 in. (66.8 x 81.8 cm), Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust, 30-11
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Théodore Rousseau, Cows Descending the Hills at Sunset, ca. 1837–1840

doi: 10.37764/78973.5.532
ArtistThéodore Rousseau, French, 1812–1867
TitleCows Descending the Hills at Sunset
Object Dateca. 1837–1840
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions (Unframed)26 5/16 x 32 3/16 in. (66.8 x 81.8 cm)
SignatureSigned lower left: TH Rousseau
Credit LineThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust, 30-11

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