River with a Distant Tower, 1865, Oil on canvas, 21 1/2 x 30 7/8 in. (54.6 x 78.4 cm), Paintings, Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796?1875 Paris), The writer Th?ophile Thor? repeated his habitual criticism of Corot in 1865, the date of this picture: 'C