Log in to see this item in other languages
View of the Valley of Montmorency near Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
From 1807 to 1809 Kleijn worked in and around Paris. Two of his landscapes from this period reveal his gratitude to Louis Napoleon. The King had bought two châteaux at Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, while his brother Napoleon owned the Château de Saint-Cloud (portrayed in the companion piece). Although this picture received great praise, it was also criticized for being too detailed and realistic. Kleijn did…
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/25H114
- Montmorency
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/25H114
- Montmorency
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1808
- 1808
Place-Time
- first quarter 19th century
Places
- Paris
- Parijs
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.4975
- Paris
- Île-de-France
- France
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.12039
- SK-A-645
Extent
- height 87 cm
- width 129 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1808
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:17:27.529Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:38:15.540Z