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Oxen Ploughing

(French, 1810–1865)
Medium/TechniquePastel on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions96.5 x 129.9 cm (38 x 51 1/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Thomas Gold Appleton
Accession number84.284
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPastels
InscriptionsLower left: C. T R O Y ON
ProvenancePossibly acquired from the artist by Thomas Gold Appleton (b. 1812 - d. 1884), Boston [see note]; 1884, bequest of Thomas Gold Appleton to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 2, 1884)

NOTE: Appleton knew Troyon personally.