Corot followed the advise of his teacher Achille-Etna Michallon ''"to reproduce as scrupulously as possible what I saw in front of me"''. His landscapes anticipated those of the [[Impressionism|Impressionists]] and the ''plein-air'' technique. | Corot followed the advise of his teacher Achille-Etna Michallon ''"to reproduce as scrupulously as possible what I saw in front of me"''. His landscapes anticipated those of the [[Impressionism|Impressionists]] and the ''plein-air'' technique. |