[I] preferred paintings full of daring to the nullities welcomed into every Salon.

Quote c. 1865; as cited in Corot', Gary Tinterow, Michael Pantazzi, Vincent Pomarède - Galeries nationales du Grand Palais (France), National Gallery of Canada, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), 1996, p. 272 – quote 65

Daubigny's work was frequently refused by the jury of the Salon; after c. 1865 he participated in the jury himself, often together with Corot.