In search of new patrons, Monet accepts a commission from art loving businessman Ernest Hoschedé. Monet stays at Hoschedé’s country estate, the Château de Rottembourg where he commences four decorative panels of outdoor scenes for the dining room.
Claude Monet
The Turkeys at the Chateau de Rottembourg, Montgeron
1877
Musée d'Orsay, Paris
© Giraudon / Bridgeman Art Library, London