Jean Sébastien Rouillard
Jean-Sébastien Rouillard (1789 in Paris – 1852) was a French portrait painter. A student of Jacques-Louis David, he exhibited at the Salon from 1817 onwards and gained many official commissions, notably for the musée de l'Histoire de France at the château de Versailles. He was awarded the Légion d'honneur.
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- Knight of the Legion of Honour
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- French
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Jean-Sébastien Rouillard (1789 in Paris – 1852) was a French portrait painter. A student of Jacques-Louis David, he exhibited at the Salon from 1817 onwards and gained many official commissions, notably for the musée de l'Histoire de France at the château de Versailles. He was awarded the Légion d'honneur.
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He married the miniature painter Françoise-Julie-Aldrovandine Lenoir, who died in the 1832 Paris cholera epidemic. They had two children, including the talented amateur painter Stéphanie (1822-1908), who in 1842 married the agronomist Victor Rendu. The Rouillard family tomb is in the first section of the first division of the cimetière du Montparnasse.
The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Work by Jean Sébastien Rouillard is recorded in the collections of Musée de l'Histoire de France, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Musée Granet and Palace of Versailles. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Jean Sébastien Rouillard is recorded as having received Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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Marshal Soult. A corps commander during the campaigns of 1805–1807, he is best known for the prominent part he played in the Peninsular War in Spain and Portugal.
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1787
Jean Sébastien Rouillard born at Paris.
1852
Jean Sébastien Rouillard died at Paris.
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