Jacques Rousseau et Charles de La Fosse chez le duc de Montagu à Londres

When Charles de La Fosse was in London during the 1690s he worked for Lord Montagu on the decoration of his home in the Bloomsbury district, Montagu House. He collaborated with two other artists, Jacques Rousseau and Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. Recent research on Jacques Rousseau, a painter in Versaille...

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Main Author: Virginie Bergeret
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles 2006-03-01
Series:Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/crcv/15663
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spelling doaj-71e77bb2b4c04b30832f20c615c49a202020-11-25T00:05:32ZengCentre de Recherche du Château de VersaillesBulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles1958-92712006-03-0110.4000/crcv.15663Jacques Rousseau et Charles de La Fosse chez le duc de Montagu à LondresVirginie BergeretWhen Charles de La Fosse was in London during the 1690s he worked for Lord Montagu on the decoration of his home in the Bloomsbury district, Montagu House. He collaborated with two other artists, Jacques Rousseau and Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. Recent research on Jacques Rousseau, a painter in Versailles, Marly and in Parisian mansions, has shown the importance of this artist who was particularly active and present in Montagu House. Without minimizing the role of Charles de La Fosse, this article focuses on the history of his collaboration with Jacques Rousseau. He had a successful career in France before his arrival in London, where he most likely met Charles de La Fosse during various decoration campaigns. Studying Montagu House’s vanished decors permits us to review the roles of both artists during the mansion’s decoration.http://journals.openedition.org/crcv/15663Jacques RousseauCharles de La FosseMontagu HouseLord MontaguGuillaume IIIHerman van Swanevelt
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Jacques Rousseau et Charles de La Fosse chez le duc de Montagu à Londres
Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
Jacques Rousseau
Charles de La Fosse
Montagu House
Lord Montagu
Guillaume III
Herman van Swanevelt
author_facet Virginie Bergeret
author_sort Virginie Bergeret
title Jacques Rousseau et Charles de La Fosse chez le duc de Montagu à Londres
title_short Jacques Rousseau et Charles de La Fosse chez le duc de Montagu à Londres
title_full Jacques Rousseau et Charles de La Fosse chez le duc de Montagu à Londres
title_fullStr Jacques Rousseau et Charles de La Fosse chez le duc de Montagu à Londres
title_full_unstemmed Jacques Rousseau et Charles de La Fosse chez le duc de Montagu à Londres
title_sort jacques rousseau et charles de la fosse chez le duc de montagu à londres
publisher Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
series Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
issn 1958-9271
publishDate 2006-03-01
description When Charles de La Fosse was in London during the 1690s he worked for Lord Montagu on the decoration of his home in the Bloomsbury district, Montagu House. He collaborated with two other artists, Jacques Rousseau and Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. Recent research on Jacques Rousseau, a painter in Versailles, Marly and in Parisian mansions, has shown the importance of this artist who was particularly active and present in Montagu House. Without minimizing the role of Charles de La Fosse, this article focuses on the history of his collaboration with Jacques Rousseau. He had a successful career in France before his arrival in London, where he most likely met Charles de La Fosse during various decoration campaigns. Studying Montagu House’s vanished decors permits us to review the roles of both artists during the mansion’s decoration.
topic Jacques Rousseau
Charles de La Fosse
Montagu House
Lord Montagu
Guillaume III
Herman van Swanevelt
url http://journals.openedition.org/crcv/15663
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