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Rousseau had a distinguished career as a painter in France but, as a Huguenot, left that country after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, eventually settling in England in 1690. Here he was employed by Ralph, Duke of Montagu (1638–1709), to assist in the redecoration of Montagu House, Bloomsbury. This had been built for the Duke and completed around 1678 but damaged by fire in 1686. It was subsequently lavishly redecorated. Rousseau was responsible for the landscape backgrounds and ‘trompe l’oeil’, working with Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (1634–1699) and Charles de la Fosse (1636–1716). After standing empty for some years, the building was acquired by the Museum in 1754. It was demolished by stages in the 1840s when the paintings were lost.
Title
Jacques (Jean) Rousseau (1630–1693)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 27 x W 21 cm
Accession number
Painting.23
Acquisition method
gift from Mrs Woolfryes, 1757
Work type
Painting
