The Pool (Memory of the Forest of Chambord)

A quiet forest pool sits at the center of a dense woodland, its dark water reflecting the trunks and foliage around it. Broad oaks frame a clear blue sky above, while small figures and cattle rest near the far bank in the shadowed undergrowth.

Look closer: A small figure stands at the left edge of the pool, half hidden by the undergrowth.

Artist

Théodore Rousseau

Date

1839

Medium

Oil on wood

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

4000 × 3168 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975