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Troyon

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[trwa-yawn] / trwaˈyɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Constant 1813–65, French painter.


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Constant Troyon, 1810-1865 Troyon, a member of the Barbizon group, was fascinated by the pastoral aspect of cattle in landscapes.

From Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts by Breck, Joseph

He gets more real pleasure from Millet and Troyon than from all the pictures of all the saints and donkeys of the Middle Ages.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Ingersoll, Robert Green

The attack was made upon Fort Troyon, about twenty miles south of Verdun.

From With the French in France and Salonika by Davis, Richard Harding

While Ruisdael was the principal example for Rousseau and Diaz, it was to Cuyp, the Dutch cattle painter, that Troyon went for inspiration.

From Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts by Breck, Joseph

Shortly before 3 a.m. it returned, and reported that the enemy was strongly posted near a sugar factory to the north of Troyon.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. by Parrott, James Edward

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