Philippe Rousseau
Philippe Rousseau was a French painter (1816–1887). He was born at Paris and died at Acquigny.
Also recorded as P.H. Rousseau; Rousseau Philippe; philipp rousseau; Ph. Rousseau; P. Rousseau; Phil. Rousseau.
Philippe Rousseau in brief
- Born
- 1816
- Died
- 1887
- Known for
- painter
- Place of birth
- Paris
Contents
Formation and teaching
Philippe Rousseau studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris.
As a teacher, Philippe Rousseau is recorded in connection with Jenny Villebesseyx. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Recognition and collections
Philippe Rousseau received Officer of the Legion of Honour, Exhibition of French Artists bronze medal, Exhibition of French Artists silver medal and Exhibition of French Artists gold medal. Work by Philippe Rousseau is held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kröller-Müller Museum and Centraal Museum.
Identity
What the record establishes about Philippe Rousseau.
Philippe Rousseau is recorded with the occupation painter. A monkey seated on a pile of books on a chair is playing the drum, looking at an upside down violin score. Wood engraving after Ph. Rousseau, 1861. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Bagpipes, with the score of the song "O ma tendre musette". Etching by L. Gaucherel after Ph. Rousseau. is dated [1877] and held by Wellcome Collection. Scene from La Fontaine's Fable "The Rat Who Retired from the "World" " is dated 1869 and held by Hermitage Museum (inventory ГЭ-6603). Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Line engraving by E. Ficquet after M. Q. de La Tour. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Fruits in Brandy / Still life with fruit in brandy is dated 1860 and held by Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (inventory A 69).
Ambassade Cochinchinoise à Paris is dated 1863 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2005.100.1097). Sawmill, Outskirts of Paris is dated c. 1893/95 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1950.133). Dahlia and Daisies in a Vase is dated c. 1904 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1953.6). Quand le chat est mort les souris dansent is dated 1859 and held by Jan Michiel Pieter Glerum collection. Still Life with Hyacinth is dated 1850 and held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (inventory 2257 (OK)). Still Life with Plums is catalogued and held by Hungarian National Gallery (inventory 94.1.B).
Nature morte de victuailles is dated 1859 and held by Jan Michiel Pieter Glerum collection. Springtime is dated c. 1860 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1894.1066). The Waterfall is dated 1910 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1926.262). Landscape is dated 1855 and held by National Museum in Warsaw (inventory M.Ob.1230 MNW). Rock Oaks is dated 1861 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1930.138). Still Life with Oysters is dated 1881 and held by National Gallery (inventory NG3829).
Still Life is dated 1857 and held by Philadelphia Museum of Art (inventory Cat. 1077). Jan Michiel Pieter Glerum collection records 3 objects associated with this heading. Boerendeel is catalogued and held by Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (inventory A 2322). The Fish Market is dated 1842 and held by National Gallery (inventory NG2480). The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 4 objects associated with this heading. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen records 1 object associated with this heading.
Works and catalogued output
What Philippe Rousseau produced.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 1 work under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 5 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 18 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 10 works under this heading.
Reception
Philippe Rousseau is recorded as having received Officer of the Legion of Honour, Exhibition of French Artists bronze medal and Exhibition of French Artists silver medal.
Catalogued works
32 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1842 to 1910.
Still Life with Ham, dated 1870, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1982.320. Still Life with Hyacinth, dated 1850, held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, inventory 2257 (OK). Still Life, dated 1857, held by Philadelphia Museum of Art, inventory Cat. 1077. Scene from La Fontaine's Fable "The Rat Who Retired from the "World" ", dated 1869, held by Hermitage Museum, inventory ГЭ-6603. Still Life with Oysters, dated 1881, held by National Gallery, inventory NG3829. A Valley, dated 1860, held by National Gallery, inventory NG4849. The Fish Market, dated 1842, held by National Gallery, inventory NG2480. Still Life with Plums, held by Hungarian National Gallery, inventory 94.1.B. Still Life with Asparagus, dated 1880, held by Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1980.284. Boerendeel, held by Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, inventory A 2322. Fruits in Brandy / Still life with fruit in brandy, dated 1860, held by Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, inventory A 69. Landscape, dated 1855, held by National Museum in Warsaw, inventory M.Ob.1230 MNW. Still Life with Telescopes and an Astrolabe. Quand le chat est mort les souris dansent, dated 1859, held by Jan Michiel Pieter Glerum collection. Nature morte de victuailles, dated 1859, held by Jan Michiel Pieter Glerum collection. Radish, dated 1859, held by Jan Michiel Pieter Glerum collection. The Heron's Pool, dated 1869, held by Bowes Museum, inventory B.M.708. Forty Winks. Διοσ δ'ετελειετο βουλη. Poétique de l'écriture d'une expérience de guerre. Diego Lanza, lecteur des œuvres de l'antiquité. Destin des hommes et jeu des dieux. Objectif Brevet - Tout-en-un NOUVEAU BREVET. Ambassade Cochinchinoise à Paris, dated 1863, albumen silver print from glass negative, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2005.100.1097. The Waterfall, dated 1910, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1926.262. Springtime, dated c. 1860, oil on panel, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1894.1066. Rock Oaks, dated 1861, etching on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1930.138. Dahlia and Daisies in a Vase, dated c. 1904, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1953.6. Sawmill, Outskirts of Paris, dated c. 1893/95, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1950.133. Bagpipes, with the score of the song "O ma tendre musette". Etching by L. Gaucherel after Ph. Rousseau., dated [1877], held by Wellcome Collection. A monkey seated on a pile of books on a chair is playing the drum, looking at an upside down violin score. Wood engraving after Ph. Rousseau, 1861., held by Wellcome Collection. Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Line engraving by E. Ficquet after M. Q. de La Tour., held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 14 named public collections.
National Gallery: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Jan Michiel Pieter Glerum collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Philadelphia Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Hermitage Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Hungarian National Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Rousseau, Philippe, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Rousseau, Philippe, Oxford Art Online, 2003. 24008, 1858-02-22, ROUSSEAU (Philippe), Art Sales Catalogues Online. 44724, 1885-03-27, ROUSSEAU (Philippe) ; X***, Art Sales Catalogues Online. 22765, 1856-02-02, ROUSSEAU (Philippe), peintre, Art Sales Catalogues Online. Constructing Philippe Rousseau’s Self through Text and Musical Theatre, HyperCultura, 2020.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 9 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 9 means 9 genuinely separate publishers of record. 10 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Philippe Rousseau studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Jenny Villebesseyx is recorded as having studied under Philippe Rousseau. the recorded working language is French.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape, animal and still life.
Work by Philippe Rousseau is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kröller-Müller Museum, Centraal Museum and Musée d'Orsay.
Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour, Exhibition of French Artists bronze medal, Exhibition of French Artists silver medal and Exhibition of French Artists gold medal.
Chronology
- 1816Philippe Rousseau born at Paris.
- 1816Philippe Rousseau was born in 1816 at Paris.
- 1842The Fish Market is dated 1842 and held by National Gallery (inventory NG2480).
- 1850Still Life with Hyacinth is dated 1850 and held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (inventory 2257 (OK)).
- 1850Still Life with Hyacinth (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen).
- 1855Landscape is dated 1855 and held by National Museum in Warsaw (inventory M.Ob.1230 MNW).
- 1857Still Life is dated 1857 and held by Philadelphia Museum of Art (inventory Cat. 1077).
- 1857Still Life (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
- 1859Quand le chat est mort les souris dansent is dated 1859 and held by Jan Michiel Pieter Glerum collection.
- 1859Nature morte de victuailles is dated 1859 and held by Jan Michiel Pieter Glerum collection.
- 1860Fruits in Brandy / Still life with fruit in brandy is dated 1860 and held by Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (inventory A 69).
- 1860Springtime is dated c. 1860 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1894.1066).
- 1860A Valley (National Gallery).
- 1861A monkey seated on a pile of books on a chair is playing the drum, looking at an upside down violin score. Wood engraving after Ph. Rousseau, 1861. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1861Rock Oaks is dated 1861 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1930.138).
- 1863Ambassade Cochinchinoise à Paris is dated 1863 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2005.100.1097).
- 1869Scene from La Fontaine's Fable "The Rat Who Retired from the "World" " is dated 1869 and held by Hermitage Museum (inventory ГЭ-6603).
- 1869Scene from La Fontaine's Fable "The Rat Who Retired from the "World" " (Hermitage Museum).
- 1870Still Life with Ham (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1877Bagpipes, with the score of the song "O ma tendre musette". Etching by L. Gaucherel after Ph. Rousseau. is dated [1877] and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1881Still Life with Oysters is dated 1881 and held by National Gallery (inventory NG3829).
- 1881Still Life with Oysters (National Gallery).
- 1887Philippe Rousseau died at Acquigny.
- 1887Philippe Rousseau died in 1887 at Acquigny.
- 1893Sawmill, Outskirts of Paris is dated c. 1893/95 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1950.133).
- 1904Dahlia and Daisies in a Vase is dated c. 1904 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1953.6).
- 1910The Waterfall is dated 1910 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1926.262).
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
22765, 1856-02-02, ROUSSEAU (Philippe), peintre, Art Sales Catalogues Online
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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24008, 1858-02-22, ROUSSEAU (Philippe), Art Sales Catalogues Online
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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44724, 1885-03-27, ROUSSEAU (Philippe) ; X***, Art Sales Catalogues Online
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Open Library author record for Philippe Rousseau (Internet Archive), 11 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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Rousseau, Philippe, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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- 7.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 9 articles naming Philippe Rousseau.
open access index · Unverified
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 5106275-6, Exhibition Philippe Rousseau, 1816 - 1887 (1993 : Amsterdam).
authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Internet Archive, 6 digitised items catalogued under Philippe Rousseau as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Philippe Rousseau.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Philippe Rousseau.
museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Philippe Rousseau (4 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 8 works naming Philippe Rousseau.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q321484: Philippe Rousseau
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 15.
“Philippe Rousseau”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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