Description
This drawing probably depicts a landscape in Longpré-les-Corps-Saints, in the Somme region in the north of France. In a letter of 1871, Daubigny wrote that his visit to Longpré had produced a "treasure chest of paintings with ponds." One of these paintings, The Marsh (1871), is in the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago (1894.1044).
Accession Number
81470
Medium
Black chalk on tan laid paper discolored to dark tan
Dimensions
31.3 × 47.8 cm (12 3/8 × 18 7/8 in.)
Classification
chalk
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
