François-Louis Français (1814 - 1897), Mountain Stream, (c.1865), National Gallery of Art, Washington D. C. watercolor and gouache on textured wove paper, François-Louis Français

Français was a member of the barbizon school who favoured painting in nature. This is a watercolour created en plein air c 1865 so as to catch the light of a particular moment. Français was a major figure within the school but is now relatively under represented in studies of the period. Date: 1865.