Collection: Constant Troyon

Constant Troyon (August 28, 1810 – February 21, 1865) was a French painter of the Barbizon school. In the early part of his career, he painted mostly landscapes. It was only comparatively late in life that Troyon found his métier as a painter of animals, and achieved international recognition.

He studied under Denis Désiré Riocreux and Camille Roqueplan. His style took its cues from Paulus Potter. Among his canonical works are Oxes watching to tillage, morning sky and Sheep in a forest. He belongs to the Realism movement.