Benjamin de Rolland
Benjamin de Rolland (1773–1855) was a French painter, portraitist and artist.
Also recorded as Benjamin De Rolland · M. Roland Directeur de l'Académie à Grenoble · Benjamin Rolland
Benjamin de Rolland
Eugénie du Colombier · Museum of Grenoble · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- 1773 · Guadeloupe.
- Died
- 1855 · Grenoble.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter · portraitist · artist
- Fields
- painting · visual arts · curating · teaching
- Movements
- Neoclassicism · Romanticism · French School · academic art
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Teachers
- Jacques-Louis David
- Known for
- Portrait of Ernest Hébert as a teenager · Portrait de Mathilde Joséphine Hélène Perier adolescente · Homère jouant de la lyre
- Languages
- French
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Biography
Born at Guadeloupe in 1773, died in Grenoble in 1855.
Benjamin de Rolland studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Training under Jacques-Louis David is recorded. Ernest Hébert, Théodore Fantin-Latour and Eugénie du Colombier are recorded as having studied under Benjamin de Rolland. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is painting, visual arts and curating. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait, history, allegorical and nude. Jacques-Louis David is recorded as an influence. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris, Naples and Grenoble. Residence is recorded at Hôtel Bullion and Palace of Caserta. Employment is recorded with Museum of Grenoble, House of Murat and Jean-Baptiste Isabey. Positions recorded include museum director. Works named in the authority record are Portrait of Ernest Hébert as a teenager, Portrait de Mathilde Joséphine Hélène Perier adolescente and Homère jouant de la lyre. Work by Benjamin de Rolland is recorded in the collections of Musée d'Orsay, Musées de Sens, Museum of Grenoble, Palace of Caserta and Museum of Romanticism.
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (1767–1824) - Portrait of Benjamin de Rolland (1773–1855), 1816
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Hôtel Bullion and Palace of Caserta
Residences
Guadeloupe.
Birth place
Grenoble.
Death place
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reference work
- “Benjamin Rolland”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q15967958: Benjamin de Rolland
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