Jean Francois Rousseau

French, born c. 1740

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This is a close-up portrait of a man's head and shoulders shown in profile view facing left. The man has an aquiline nose, a prominent chin, and detailed curled hair styled in tight rolls cascading towards his shoulders. He wears a coat and an undergarment with a high collar typical of the 18th century. The image is circular, framed with decorative text around the perimeter. The background has lined textures within the circular frame. At the bottom, there are inscriptions with the artist's name and the year 1780.
Jean Francois Rousseau, Charles-Georges Coqueley de Chaussepierre, 1780, engraving over etching on laid paper, Gift of John O'Brien, 1986.88.19

Charles-Georges Coqueley de Chaussepierre

Jean Francois Rousseau · 1780 · engraving over etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1986.88.19

The image shows an engraved portrait of a man in profile view from the chest up. The man is facing right, with his head slightly tilted upwards. He has a detailed facial profile with a strong nose and chin, and his hair is in an 18th-century style, tied back with a ribbon. He is dressed in a formal 18th-century garment. The portrait is surrounded by an oval frame with a draped cloth design at the top. Below the oval frame is a rectangular plaque inscribed with "N.B. Lépicié Professeur de l’Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture." The engraving features cross-hatching details around the portrait and background, which is plain.
Jean Francois Rousseau, N.B. Lepicie, c. 1776, engraving over etching on laid paper, Gift of John O'Brien, 1988.71.8

N.B. Lepicie

Jean Francois Rousseau · c. 1776 · engraving over etching on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1988.71.8

The image shows a profile portrait of a man's head and shoulders framed within an oval medallion. The man is positioned in profile, facing to the right, with defined facial features, including a prominent nose and brow. The man's hair is styled in curls cascading down from his face, typical of 18th-century wigs. He wears a jacket with a leaf or flower pattern. The medallion is topped with a decorative ribbon or bow. The portrait is set against a textured background within the oval frame, which rests on a rectangular base with text detailing the name and titles of the artist Jean-Siméon Chardin. The creator information at the bottom of the image indicates it was drawn in 1776.
Jean Francois Rousseau, Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin, 1776, etching, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1979.25.10

Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin

Jean Francois Rousseau · 1776 · etching ·  Accession ID  1979.25.10

The image shows a portrait of a man with a side profile of his head and upper shoulders, within a rounded frame. The man has a prominent nose, a slightly pointed chin, and tied back hair. He wears formal period clothing, and the background is textured. The circular frame has a decorative bow on top, and the bottom displays engraved text with the name "Jean-Baptiste Descamps" and additional information about him.
Jean Francois Rousseau, Jean Baptiste Descamps, 1761, etching, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1979.25.11

Jean Baptiste Descamps

Jean Francois Rousseau · 1761 · etching ·  Accession ID  1979.25.11

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Recueil d'estampes gravées d'après les tableaux du cabinet de Monsieur le duc De Choiseul

Vény, Louis-Joseph Masquelier, Jean Massard, Philippe Louis Parizeau, Charles Emmanuel Patas, Nicolas Ponce, Noël Pruneau, Antoine Louis Romanet, Jean Francois Rousseau, Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, Pietro Antonio Martini, Carl Wilhelm Weisbrod, B. A. Wieilh, Pierre-Philippe Choffard, Charles Emmanuel Patas, Carl Wilhelm Weisbrod, Remi-Henri-Joseph Delvaux, Jeanne Deny, Philippe Louis Parizeau, Louis-Michel Halbou, Various Artists, Pierre-Charles Baquoy, Louis Binet, Robert Daudet, Remi-Henri-Joseph Delvaux, Balthasar Anton Dunker, Louis Germain, Carl Guttenberg, Pierre-François Basan, Francois-Robert Ingouf, Nicolas Delaunay, Jacques Philippe LeBas, Pierre Charles Levesque, Jean Baptiste Liénard, Charles Louis Lingée, Joseph-C. Maillet, Pierre Maleuvre · 1771 · bound volume with engraved table of contents and 124 etching and engravings on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1943.16.1

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Avril

Jean Francois Rousseau · published 1771 · etching and engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1988.59.8.e

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La Gerusalemme liberata di Torquanto Tasso

Torquato Tasso, Various Artists, Jacques Le Roy, Benoit-Louis Henriquez, Jean Francois Rousseau, Antoine-Jean Duclos, Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet, Charles Louis Lingée, François Denis Née, Jean-Charles Baquoy · published 1771 · 2-part work bound in 1 vol: ill: 66 etchings and engravings on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1983.91.1

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L'europe

Jean Francois Rousseau · published 1770 · etching and engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1988.59.7.h

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Les Metamorphoses d'Ovide (volume III)

Noël Le Mire, Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet, Louis-Claude Legrand, Pierre-Philippe Choffard, Philippe Louis Parizeau, Saint-Gois, Jean Francois Rousseau, Nicolas Ponce, François Denis Née, Simon Charles Miger, Jean Massard, Louis-Joseph Masquelier, Joseph de Longueil, Jean Jacques Le Veau, Various Artists, Nicolas Delaunay, Isidore-Stanislas Helman, Emmanuel Jean Nepomucène de Ghendt, Antoine-Jean Duclos, Louis Binet, Pierre-François Basan, Jean-Charles Baquoy, Hubert François Gravelot, Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger, Charles Monnet, Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, Charles Eisen, François Boucher, Ovid · published 1767/1771 · 1 vol: ill: etchings and engravings by various artists ·  Accession ID  1942.9.1796

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Syrinx, fille du Fleuve Ladon, est poursuvie par Pan, et changee en Roseaux

Jean Francois Rousseau · published 1767/1771 · etching and engraving with stipple ·  Accession ID  1942.9.871