Jean’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.

Old Man with a Boy Reading
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

The Monk and the Hunter
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

The Old Tower at the Edge of a River
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

View of an Italian Villa and Gardens (the Belvedere of the Vatican)
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

Clump of Trees near the Water
Jean Jacques de Boissieu (French, 1736-1810) after Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29-1682)

Spring
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

A Peasant Seated in a Shed
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

Self-Portrait
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

Crossing near the Watermill
Jean Jacques de Boissieu (French, 1736-1810) after Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29-1682)

Rustic Landscape in Ambronay
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

Cattle and Peasants Fording a Stream
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

Old Customs House, Rome
Jean Jacques de Boissieu (French, 1736-1810) after Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29-1682)

The Public Scribe
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

The Great Barrel-Makers
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

Watermill
Jean Jacques de Boissieu (French, 1736-1810) after Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29-1682)

Organ Grinder
Attributed to Jean Jacques de Boissieu (French, 1736-1810) or Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725-1805)

The Little Ford
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

The Village Festival
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

Landscape with Rider and Blacksmith
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810

Old Customs House on the Tiber
Jean Jacques de Boissieu French, 1736-1810