The Banks of the Rance, Brittany — Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes. The Banks of the Rance, Brittany, possibly 1785. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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The Banks of the Rance, Brittany

by Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes

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Artist: Pierre Henri de Valenciennes (French, Toulouse 1750–1819 Paris)
Date: possibly 1785
Medium: Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
Dimensions: 8 3/8 x 19 3/8 in. (21.3 x 49.2 cm)
Type: Painting
Classification: Paintings
Department: European Paintings
Credit line: The Whitney Collection, Gift of Wheelock Whitney III, and Purchase, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McVeigh, by exchange, 2003
Accession no.: 2003.42.54

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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