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b. 7/16/1796; d. 2/22/1875 Corot is primarily noted for his landscapes, which inspired and in some ways anticipated the landscape painting of the Impressionists. His oil sketches, remarkable for their technical freedom and clear color, have come to be as highly regarded as the finished pictures. NOTE ABOUT THE ARTIST: Camille Corot was born and raised in a middle-class household in Paris. During his long career, he specialized in representations of the rural landscape. Though shaped by the historical landscape tradition of the Neoclassical artists that emphasized a type of ideal beauty, Corot was increasingly influenced by painters like Constable and Turner who privileged a new realistic approach and expressionistic brushwork. He traveled widely throughout Europe and, though early writers derided his work, Charles Baudelaire was important in turning the critical tide. By the 1850s, the period when this print was made, he was well-regarded in French art circles and increasingly influential amongst the young Impressionist artists.