Jean-jacques Rousseau (1861-1911) "the Thames In London, 1899" Electric Plant, England, Oxford

ROUSSEAU Jean-Jacques (1861-1911)

"View of the Thames in London, 1899"

Oil on canvas,
Signed, dated 1899 and located lower left,

Beautiful work by the painter Jean-Jacques Rousseau which represents a view of the Thames bustling with electric factories. Ships can be seen, and in the background, the working power plants with their smoking chimneys.
This work is a beautiful and rare testament to the industrial atmosphere of late 19th-century London. Another pastel view of London by the artist, dating from 1899, is also known.

A student of Desportes, Lehmann, Roll, and Ribot, he exhibited at the Salon from 1878. He was vice-president of the Colonial Society of French Artists. He received medals at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889 and 1900.
He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1903. He created decorations for the former Museum of the Colonies in Paris.

Dimensions: 38 x 62 cm unframed and 48 x 72 cm with its original wooden frame.

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