The Barbizon School of artists were known for their love of nature and their pursuit of outdoor inspiration. When they worked outdoors, they used the most portable traditional media, generally rejecting photography because of the cumbersome equipment involved. Manton Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Anne Leonard discusses the independent spirit and off-the-grid leanings of some of France’s most beloved landscape artists. #earthmonth Jules Grandet ?, Corot at His Easel, 1800–1899, pho