Philippe Rousseau (22 February 1816, Paris – 5 December 1887, Acquigny) was a French painter known primarily for his still life paintings.

Biography

He was a pupil of Baron

Antoine-Jean Gros Antoine-Jean Gros (; 16 March 177125 June 1835) was a French painter of historical subjects. He was given title of Baron Gros in 1824. Gros studied under Jacques-Louis David in Paris and began an independent artistic career during the French R ...

and

Jean-Victor Bertin Jean-Victor Bertin (20 March 1767
The birth year of 1775 often ascribed him is thus false. ...

at the

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in Paris. He began his career as a landscape painter, but later concentrated on still life and animal subjects. He exhibited at the

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from 1834, earning a third class medal in 1845, a second class medal in 1855, and a first class medal in 1848. Rousseau was made a knight of the

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in 1852, and promoted to officer in 1870.

Artwork in public collections

* ''Le Singe aquafortiste'', Magnin Museum, Dijon, France * 1867 : ''Chardin et ses modèles'', Orsay Museum, Paris * Still life : ''Nature morte: gibier et panier'', Orsay Museum, Paris * Still life : ''Nature morte: gibier et plat d'orfèvrerie'', Orsay Museum, Paris * ''The Fish Market'', The

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, London * ''Still life with Oysters'', The National Gallery, London * 1869 : ''The Heron's Pool'',

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, County Durham, England * 1870s : '' Still Life with Ham'',

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Exhibited artwork

* 1834 : ''Vue prise en Normandie''. * 1835 : ''Vue prise à Dampierre près Versailles''; ''Vue prise à Saint-Martin près Gisors''. * 1836 : ''Vue prise à Freleuse près Gisors''. * 1837 : ''Vue prise à Lions en Normandie''; ''Vue prise du télégraphe sur la côte Sainte-Catherine, à Rouen''; ''Vue prise à Dampierre''. * 1838 : ''Vue prise aux environs de Surgère (Charente-Maritime)''. * 1839 : ''Paysage''. * 1841 : ''La Chaise de poste, paysage''. * 1843 : 3 Still life * 1845 : ''Le Rat des villes et le rat des champs''; ''Un Chien''; ''Fruits''; Still life. * 1846 : ''Le Chien et le vieux rat''; Still life. * 1847 : ''La Taupe et le lapin''; ''Intérieurs''; ''Fleurs et papillons''. * 1848 : ''Une Basse-cour''; ''Fruits'', ''Natures mortes, gibier'' . * 1849 : ''Le Chat prenant une souris''; ''Un Intérieur de ferme''. * 1850 : Still life; ''Fruits''; ''Part à deux ! Still life''; ''Un Importun''. * 1852 : ''Le Rat retiré du monde''; Still life; ''Basse-cour'. * 1853 : ''Pugargue chassant au marais''; ''La Mère de famille''; Still life. * 1855 : ''Chevreau broutant des fleurs''; ''Cigogne faisant la sieste au bord d'un bassin''; ''Deux Artistes de chez Guignol''; 2 Still life. * 1857 : ''Chiens couplés au chenil''; ''Intérieurs, gibier et légume''; ''Lièvre chassé par des bassets''; ''Résignation, impatience''; ''Intérieur de ferme en Savoie''; ''La Récréation''; ''Perroquets''; ''Pigeons''; ''le Déjeuner''. * 1859 : ''Un Jour de gala''; ''Un Déjeuner''. * 1861 : ''Musique de chambre''; ''Cuisine''. * 1863 : ''La Recherche de l'absolu''; ''Le Lièvre et les grenouilles''. * 1864 : ''Un Marché d'autrefois''; Still life. * 1865 : ''Chacun pour soi''; ''Fruits''. * 1866 : ''Il opère lui-même''; ''Fleurs d'automne''. * 1867 : ''Chardin et ses modèles''; ''Portrait de chien''. * 1868 : ''Résidence de Walter Scott''; ''Fleurs d'été''. * 1869 : ''L'Été, ou l'ombrelle bleue''; ''L'Automne''. * 1870 : ''La Fontaine fleurie''; ''Premières prunes et dernières cerises'' * 1872 : ''Les Confitures''; ''Le Printemps''. * 1873 : ''L'office''. * 1874 : ''La Fête-Dieu''; ''La Salade''. * 1875 : ''Le Loup et l'agneau''; ''Les Fromages''. * 1876 : ''Les Huîtres''; ''Les Pavots''. * 1877 : ''Le Déjeuner''; ''Ô ma tendre musette''. * 1878 : ''Les Roses''; ''Le Lunch''. * 1879 : ''Les Tulipes''. * 1889 : ''Le Rapport''; ''Basse-cour''. * 1881 : ''Huîtres''. * 1882 : ''Les deux Amis''; ''Les Fromages''.

Gallery

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References

*Article largely based on the equivalent article on French Wikipedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Rousseau, Philippe 1816 births 1887 deaths French still life painters 19th-century French painters Painters from Paris Officiers of the Légion d'honneur