Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

French landscape and portrait painter and printmaker in etching (1796-1875)

† 1875 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Rijksmuseum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery, Musée d'Orsay, Uffizi Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 66 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Art Institute of Chicago · Rijksmuseum · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery · Musée d'Orsay · Uffizi Gallery · National Gallery of Art · Smithsonian American Art Museum · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · J. Paul Getty Museum · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot was born on July 16, 1796 in Rue du Bac and died on February 22, 1875 in rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière, aged 78. Recorded occupations: painter, photographer, printmaker, draftsperson, architectural drafter and visual artist. Country of citizenship: France. Associated movements: French Realism and Barbizon school. Fields of work: painting. Notable works include “The Bridge at Narni”, “Femme Lisant”, “The road from Sèvres to Paris” and “Pastoral Concert”. Educated at Lycée Pierre-Corneille and Académie Suisse. Honours include Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Knight of the Order of Leopold. Member of Barbizon school.

At a glance

Born: July 16, 1796 · Rue du Bac
Died: February 22, 1875 · rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière
Age at death: 78
Citizenship: France
Occupations: painter, photographer, printmaker, draftsperson, architectural drafter, visual artist
Movements: French Realism, Barbizon school
Notable works: The Bridge at Narni, Femme Lisant, The road from Sèvres to Paris, Pastoral Concert
Education: Lycée Pierre-Corneille, Académie Suisse
Honours: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Order of Leopold
Wikipedia editions: 66 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

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Biographical facts: Wikidata Q148475 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot on Wikipedia.

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