Cousin Charles
Paris, 1807 ; Paris, 1887
School : France
377 works referenced in French museums
Style and technique
Le parcours de Cousin Charles est indissociable du dessin. Les oeuvres de Cousin Charles sont réalisées en papier. Il oeuvre dans le champ de dessin.
Legacy and influence
Les musées de France conservent des oeuvres de Cousin Charles. Pas moins de 8 musées possèdent des oeuvres de Cousin Charles.
Works in public collections
Works in French museums
Cousin Charles is among the artists whose works are preserved in « Musée de France » labeled museums. The Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture lists 20 works attributed to this artist in French public collections.
Curator museums
The works of Cousin Charles are preserved in the following museums: musée George Sand et de la vallée noire, musée des Beaux-Arts, musée des beaux-arts, musée des beaux-arts Antoine Lécuyer, musée du Louvre. These institutions bear the « Musée de France » label and ensure the conservation and accessibility of their collections.
Artistic fields
The works of Cousin Charles belong to the following fields: photographie, peinture, estampe, dessin, manuscrit.
Data sources
The information presented comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
See also
Artistic movements
Century
Techniques
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know
The Joconde database references 377 works attributed to Cousin Charles in museums of France. 20 of them have a digitized image available online. These works cover various fields: dessin, peinture, photographie, estampe, manuscrit.
Works by Cousin Charles are held in 8 labeled 'Museum of France', including the musée des beaux-arts et d’archéologie. Each work entry indicates the holding museum, which allows planning a visit. Check with the museum whether the work is on display or in storage.
The data comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), distributed under Open License v2.0 (Etalab). The records are provided by the holding museums, and biographical information is extracted from the database fields.
No. Only cataloged and digitized works in the Joconde database appear on DellArte. Other works by Cousin Charles may exist in museum reserves, private collections, or foreign museums. Digitization progresses each year.
Consult the work's record to identify the holding museum, then contact it to verify if the work is on display. Find out about opening hours and admission fees on the official museum website.
Works by Cousin Charles belong to the following fields: dessin, peinture, photographie, estampe, manuscrit. The Joconde database documents the technique, period, and holding museum for each work.
According to the records in the Joconde database, works by Cousin Charles employ the following techniques and materials: papier, peinture à l'huile, toile, papier albuminé, carton. Each work record details the technique in the 'Materials / Techniques' field.
Textual data are under Open License v2.0 and can be freely reused. For images, rights depend on the artist's date of death: if Cousin Charles died over 70 years ago, their works are in the public domain in France. Otherwise, images remain under copyright.
Use the DellArte contact page to report the error. For corrections at the source (attribution, dating, biography), report them to the Ministry of Culture via data.culture.gouv.fr.
The Joconde database references over 50,000 artists. Explore the artist directory on DellArte to discover other creators from the same field or era as Cousin Charles.