Percival Leonard Rosseau: A Painter of Sporting Dogs and Romantic Landscapes Percival Leonard Rosseau (1859 – 1937) occupies a unique position in the annals of American art, primarily recognized for his mesmerizing portrayals of sporting dogs interwoven with serene rural vistas. Born September 21, 1859, amidst the devastation of Louisiana’s Civil War—a landscape irrevocably altered by Sherman's relentless advance—Rosseau’s formative years were shadowed by profound sorrow; his father and two elder brothers succumbed to the conflict’s brutality, leaving him orphaned alongside his sister. Their…