Percival Leonard Rosseau: A Painter of Sporting Dogs and Romantic Landscapes Percival Leonard Rosseau (1859 – 1937) stands as a singular figure in American art history, renowned primarily for his captivating depictions of sporting dogs amidst evocative rural landscapes. Born September 21, 1859, in Pointe Coupé Parish, Louisiana—a region scarred by the Civil War and profoundly impacted by Sherman’s march—Rosseau's early life was marked by tragedy; his father and two older brothers perished during the conflict, leaving him orphaned alongside his sister. Their refuge came from a benevolent slav…