Philippe Francois Rousseau (23 February 1816, Paris – 5 December 1887, Acquigny) was a French painter known primarily for his still life paintings.
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Biography
He was a pupil of Baron Antoine-Jean Gros and Jean-Victor Bertin at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He began his career as a landscape painter, but later concentrated on still life and animal subjects.
He exhibited at the Paris Salon 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 Legion of Honor 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 National Gallery, London
Still life with Oysters, The National Gallery, London
1869 : The Heron's Pool, Bowes Museum, County Durham, England
1870s : Still Life with Ham, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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.