Benjamin Rolland

Benjamin de Rolland
Born(1773-04-23)23 April 1773
Died24 March 1855(1855-03-24) (aged 81)
Other namesLe déterminé furieux
EducationJacques-Louis David at the Louvre, Paris
Alma materAcadémie des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Occupations
  • Portraitist
  • Court painter
  • Museum director
  • Director of Academy of Arts
  • Author
Known forPainting
MovementAcademic art
Neoclassicism
French School
Romanticism
PatronsJoachim Murat, King of Naples

Benjamin Rolland, or Benjamin de Rolland (23 April 1773, Guadeloupe – 24 March 1855, Grenoble, Isère), was a French history painter and student of David. He held a number of high-profile art appointments, including court painter; museum curator and director; and art academy professor and director.