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The handling of the paint shows a nice contrast between the realistic depiction of the blasted oak where Michallon is clearly indebted to the example of Jacob Ruisdael, and the fluid freedom of the reed with its decorative quality reminiscent of Boucher.
The Oak and the Reed by Achille Michallon, 1816
© Fitzwilliam Museum
Details
- Category:
- Landscape
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas Dimensions: 44 x 54 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £19,000 ( Total: £76,000)
- Acquired in:
- 1992
- Vendor:
- James Mackinnon
The subject matter of the painting is taken from a fable by La Fontaine and, noting the year it was painted, 1816, it is hard not to conclude that it was chosen as a commentary on the fall of Napoleon.
Provenance
Sale in Paris, 1942; James Mackinnon.
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Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington Street, Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1RB
01223 332900
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