Cousin Guillaume
Pont-Audemer, 1707 ; Pont-Audemer, 1783 ; Guillaume Cousin est né à Pont-Audemer dans une famille de sculpteurs et tourneurs. Son oncle Jean Cousin avait acquis une certaine notoriété lorsqu'il reconnut chez son neveu des aptitudes particulières. Il l'aida à entrer au cours des frères Coustou. Le jeune Guillaume y rencontra le célèbre sculpteur Pigalle qui devint son ami. Choisi par le roi de Suède, Guillaume Cousin exécuta les sculptures de la façade méridionale du Palais à Stockholm. Il mourut à Pont-Audemer, terrassé par la goutte
School : France
14 works referenced in French museums
Style and technique
Le parcours de Cousin Guillaume est indissociable du estampe. La technique de Cousin Guillaume repose sur céramique, bois. Il oeuvre dans le champ de estampe.
Legacy and influence
Plusieurs institutions muséales possèdent des oeuvres de Cousin Guillaume. On recense des oeuvres de Cousin Guillaume dans 9 musées.
Works in public collections
Works in French museums
Cousin Guillaume is among the artists whose works are preserved in « Musée de France » labeled museums. The Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture lists 14 works attributed to this artist in French public collections.
Curator museums
The works of Cousin Guillaume are preserved in the following museums: musée Alfred Canel, musée du Louvre, musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, musée d'art et d'archéologie, musée des arts décoratifs et du design. These institutions bear the « Musée de France » label and ensure the conservation and accessibility of their collections.
Artistic fields
The works of Cousin Guillaume belong to the following fields: sculpture, miniature, peinture, histoire, estampe, miniature, arts décoratifs, histoire.
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).
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Artistic movements
Century
Techniques
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know
The Joconde database references 14 works attributed to Cousin Guillaume in museums of France. 14 of them have a digitized image available online. These works cover various fields: estampe, sculpture, photographie, miniature, peinture, histoire.
Works by Cousin Guillaume are held in 9 labeled 'Museum of France', including the musée Alfred Canel. 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 Guillaume 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 Guillaume belong to the following fields: estampe, sculpture, photographie, miniature, peinture, histoire. The Joconde database documents the technique, period, and holding museum for each work.
According to the records in the Joconde database, works by Cousin Guillaume employ the following techniques and materials: céramique, bois, gravure, papier, lithographie, encre, crayon graphite. 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 Guillaume 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 Guillaume.