Oil on panel, 6 7/8 x 9 1/2 inches, c. 1880, signed. Dupre was a leading figure of the French Barbizon school of painting and painted alongside many of the important French artists of the 19th century, including Rousseau, Millet, and Courbet. He was known for his rich, dramatic landscapes and stormy skies, greatly influenced by the work of John Constable. Today his paintings are included in the collections of many museums worldwide, including The Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay, Paris; the Hermitage Museum, St.