a French primitive painter (born: 1844 – died: 1910)
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Originally a French nickname for someone with red hair. Cognate to English ...
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a French Post-Impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier, a humorous description of his occupation as a toll collector. Ridiculed during his life, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose... (41 of 1751 words, 17 images)
French painter who is considered the archetype of the modern naive artist. He's known for his richly coloured and meticulously detailed pictures of ... (23 of 800 words, 7 images)
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1844-1910, French painter, who created bold dreamlike pictures, often of ... | 1712-78, French philosopher and writer, born in Switzerland, who ... (20 of 426 words, 3 definitions, 7 usage examples, pronunciation)
French primitive painter, born: Laval. He was entirely self-taught, and his work remained consistently naive and imaginative. Rousseau was called "Le ... (21 of 288 words, pronunciation)
French primitive painter of portraits, still lifes, city scenes, and metaphorical works, such as "The Snake Charmer" (1907). | Swiss philosopher and ... (21 of 81 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
French painter; known as le Douanier ("customs officer"). After retiring as a customs official in 1893, he created bold and colourful paintings of ... (23 of 50 words, pronunciation)
"Henri Rousseau": 1844-1910, French painter. | "Jean Jacques Rousseau": 1712-1778, French philosopher, author, and social reformer; born in ... (17 of 49 words, 3 definitions, pronunciations)
French painter (2 of 15 words, pronunciation)
Rousseau, Henri 1844-1910; French primitive painter (The Customs Officer) | (ro̵̅o̅ sō″)Rousseau, Jean Jacques 1712-78; French political philosopher & ... (18 of 43 words, 3 definitions, pronunciations)
A surname. | Jean-Jacques Rousseau Swiss philosopher (6 of 8 words, 2 definitions)
an artist who paints pictures | someone whose job is to paint walls, doors etc or the outside of houses and other buildings | a rope fixed to the ... (27 of 76 words, 3 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
someone who paints pictures | someone whose job is to paint surfaces, such as walls and doors (16 of 23 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations)
a large wild cat with a light tan coat. Native to: mountains of the western hemisphere. (16 of 77 words)
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an artist who paints pictures | somebody whose job is to cover surfaces with paint, especially to paint the interiors of buildings (21 of 47 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
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a rope attached to the front of a boat that is used to tie it to something such as a mooring (21 of 54 words, pronunciation)
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Origin: Originally a French nickname for someone with red hair. Cognate to English Russell.
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