Rodolphe’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Stream in the Gorge
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

The Forest of Fontainebleau
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Frontispiece for the Revue Fantaisiste
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Oriental Rider in the Mountains
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Clearing in the Forest
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Death and the Young Mother, from Revue Fantaisiste
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Moldavian Interior
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Battle in the Mountains
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

The Comedy of Death (La comédie de la mort)
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Woman in Fantastic Medieval Costume
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

The Bathers beneath the Palms
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Departure for the Hunt
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Farmyard, from Revue Fantaisiste
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Hunters Surprised by Death
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

The Traveler in the Mountains
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Bathers in a Mountain Pool
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Bathers in a Brook
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Trees Bending in the Wind
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Holy Family with Deer
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885

Caesar and His Prisoners
Rodolphe Bresdin French, 1825-1885