Charles Rochussen (1814-1895)

A Battle Scene in the Middle Ages

Details

Charles Rochussen (1814-1895)
A Battle Scene in the Middle Ages
signed and dated 'C. Rochussen. 42'
pen and brown ink, grey, brown and yellow wash, pencil framing lines
117 x 175 mm.; and three designs for historical illustrations (4)

Provenance

Anon. sale; Brandt, Amsterdam, 1952-3

Literature

(1) M. Halbertsma, Charles Rochussen 1814-1894, Een veelzijdig kunstenaar, Zwolle Rotterdam, 1997, p. 33, fig. III.8

Exhibited

(1) Arnhem, 1958, no. 89
Amsterdam, 1975/6, no. 104
Bremen/Braunschweig/Stuttgart, 1979/80, no. 111
Apeldoorn, Museum Paleis het Loo, Charles Rochussen, 1997
(2-4) Dordrecht etc., 1983/4, nos. 22-4

Lot Essay

Rochussen was known for his high quality of historical drawings, often set in the Middle Ages. He studied with A. Waldorp and W. Nuijen in The Hague in 1837, and finished his studies there at the Koninklijke Academie

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