Portrait de Mr. Philippe Rousseau

Portrait of Philippe Rousseau, after Dubufe; three-quarter length, seated with a palette in his left hand and a brush in the other, looking at a pot and some fruits on a table at left; from "L'Art". 1877

Etching, 1877, lettered above image: "Salon de 1876" and below with plate title, publication title, and production detail: "E. Dubufe pinx.", "A. Gilbert sculp." and "Imp. A. Salmon".

The engraving is derived from the famous painting that Eduard Dubufe exhibited at the 1876 Salon, now preserved at the Musée d'Orsay.

https://www.musee-orsay.fr/it/opere/philippe-rousseau-16968

Philippe Rousseau (Paris, 1816 - Acquigny, 1887) was a French painter. A pupil of Gros and Bertin, he initially devoted himself to landscapes, painting from life and at the same time drawing inspiration from the 17th-century Dutch. The influence of the latter equally deeply imprinted his depictions of animals; his representative works are found in the museums of Chartres, Douai, Lyon, Riom, and Rouen.

Still lifes, which constitute the best part of his work, such as Plum Jams, 1871, now in the Musée de Dieppe and other examples in the Louvre Museum in Paris, the National Gallery in London, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and the museums of Le Mans, Reims, and Valenciennes.

Beautiful impression, on contemporary laid paper, with wide margins, very good condition.

A very good impression, on contemporary laid paper, with wide margins, very good condition.

Bibliografia

IFF, Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes (51).