Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875)
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot was born in Paris in 1796 to a well-to-do family. Initially trained for business, at 26, Corot began his career as an artist. He studied under Achille Michallon and Victor Bertin, and he traveled throughout France, as well as in England, Switzerland, and Italy. Corot exhibited at the Paris Salon frequently, and also at the 1862 International Exhibition in London. Though slow to receive recognition for his work (he did not sell a painting until he was 40), he was eventually recognized for the master he was, and one of the most significant figures in the Barbizon school.
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