Charles Rochussen (Kralingen, August 1, 1814 – Rotterdam September 22, 1894) was a 19th-century painter from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, who was also known as an illustrator and printmaker.
Charles was the second son of the wealthy businessman and art squirrel Hendrik Rochussen (1779–1852), who was himself an amateur draftsman of some distinction and owned an extensive art and records library.
His brother Henri Rochussen (1812–89) became a painter. While nevertheless a child, Charles showed a talent for drawing; between 1831 and 1834 he produced watercolor studies of birds. However, it was granted that he would pursue a career in business.
He worked for a few years in an office since resolving at the age of 22 to tilt to painting. In 1837 he enrolled at university circles in The Hague, where he was taught by Wijnand Nuijen (1813–39) and, after Nuyen’s death, by Anthonie Waldorp (1803–66).
During his Hague period, which lasted until 1843 (or, according to some sources, 1846), he painted landscapes and seashore and village views. From 1849 to 1869 he lived in Amsterdam and thereafter in Rotterdam. He started painting looser, more along the lines of the upcoming Impressionism movement.
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