The Environs of Paris, 1860s, Oil on wood, 13 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. (34. 3 x 51. 4 cm), Paintings, Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796?1875 Paris), Corot painted at least four versions of this composition. The other three seem to predate this work of the mid-1860s by about a decade. The subject is a view of the rue Brancas near the artist's home at Ville-d'Avray, southwest of Paris, which is visible in the distance