Initially a soldier de La Rose was wounded in the siege of Casal in 1630.
Jules Mazarin visited his studio in Marseille in 1660 and commissioned a major painting from him for Louis XIV.
[4] In 1663 he was put in charge of all painting work in the port of Toulon and given the title "maître peintre entretenu".
He painted seascapes which became much in demand at the French court by figures such as Beaufort, Colbert, Seignelay, d'Estrées and Tourville.
[5] His paintings were also highly praised by Charles Le Brun and François de Troy and he was a major influence on Jean-Joseph Kapeller.