Victor Rousseau
Born 15 December 1865
Died 17 March 1954
Active: 1914 - 1931
Country of birth and death: Belgium
Sculptor
Born at Feluy and died at Forest in Walloon. Rousseau came from a family of stonemasons and began carving at an early age. He studied with Georges Hanstout and then at the Académie Royale des Beaux-arts, Brussels. Between 1890-4 he travelled in Britain, France and Italy. Over the course of a long career he produced many public monuments and statues, also collaborating with a number of architects including Victor Horta.
Works
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Locations
Address 187 Avenue van Volern Forest-Lez Brussels | View on map
1914 (Circa) - 1931 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Spring Exhibition of The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers (Eighteenth London Exhibition), 1915
'Head of a Young Man'
Exhibited at The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition, 1826-
1914 - 1931
Exhibited at the annual exhibition 4 times: 1914 (4 works), 1917 (1 work), 1923 (4 works) and 1931 (4 works)
Sources
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, 1915, held at the Grosvenor Gallery, 51a New Bond Street., W. (Eighteenth London Exhibition)
1915
p.51, p.55.
Citing this record
'Victor Rousseau', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib2_1204939845, accessed 01 Jun 2023]
