French, 1812–1867
Théodore Rousseau (1812–1867) was a French painter associated with the Barbizon School. Born in Paris to a bourgeois family, he showed early talent for painting and faced challenges exhibiting at the Paris Salon, with many works rejected between 1836 and 1841. He settled in Barbizon in 1848 and spent most of his later life there, eventually gaining recognition and becoming an Officer of the Legion of Honor. His paintings were featured at the Exposition Universelle of 1855, where his previously rejected works were exhibited together.
Sources: Wikipedia (en): Théodore Rousseau · Wikidata Q310025
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