Who was henri rousseau?
Henri Rousseau lived in Paris, France. He loved art, poetry and music. Rousseau did not train as an artist, but enjoyed copying works of art at the Louvre – the famous Paris art museum. People in Paris loved to explore the great outdoors. Many French artists, including Rousseau, painted scenes of Parisians enjoying themselves. Henri Rousseau liked nothing better than to paint on a Sunday, his only day off. His friend and neighbour, Claude Juniet the greengrocer, loved Sundays too. Sometimes, they would spend time together exploring the countryside around Paris.
