hiː wʌzðə hˈʌsbənd ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪst mˌæɹɪˈɛt ɹˈaʊsoʊvɜːmˈɛt, tˈæpᵻstɹi wˈiːvɚ hˈuː, baɪ ðɪ ɛsθˈɛɾɪk ænd tˈɛknɪkəl kwˈɔlᵻɾiz ʌvðə tˈæpᵻstɹiz ænd ðɪ ɪmpɹˈɛsɪv nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv mˌɑːnjuːmˈɛntəl wˈɜːks, hɐz ˈɜːnd ɐn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən.
He was the husband of the artist Mariette Rousseau-Vermette, tapestry weaver who, by the aesthetic and technical qualities of the tapestries and the impressive number of monumental works, has earned an international reputation.