This is an exceptional fine quality original 19th Century French Barbizon School Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting depicting an expansive rural river setting with a lone figure standing before a large woodland whilst observing a nearby small group of paddling Swans.This incredible painting is both dated (1862) and signed with wear around the signature which makes it difficult to read.The distinct brushwork and layout of the work suggests an original painting attributable to Paul D�sir� Trouillebert (1829-1900).However in the absence of a clear signature the painting has been categorised as a work in the � Circle of Trouillebert � The painting is therefore priced accordingly at a very low price.Trouillebert is attached to the Barbizon school because of his predilection for the landscape motif as well as for his style. He trained with the renowned portraitist Ernest H�bert (1817-1908) and in the studio of Charles-Fran�ois Jalabert (1819-1901). Trouillebert was first noticed for his portraits and nudes: the portrait of Mademoiselle A. allowed him to be accepted at the Salon des Artistes Fran�ais in 1865, where he exhibited until 1884.Trouillebert traveled extensively in France, notably in Brittany, the Loire and on the banks of the Seine. He was part of the movement of traditionalist plein air painters, as he stated in an interview with a journalist from L''Echo de Paris in 1890: ''I only work from nature, I do not admit the study copied in the studio. ''The painting is well presented in a moulded gallery frame and is offered in very good order commensurate with age having fine faint craquelure within the white clouds.BIOGRAPHYPaul Desire Trouillebert ( 29. April 1831 Paris - 28. June 1900 Paris )He attended the �cole des Beaux-arts, where he studied under Antoine Auguste Ernest H�bert and Charles Jalabert.The young artist developed a passion for portraits and nude figure studies. He debuted at the Salon in Paris in 1865 w...