Joseph Ducreux

Painting, Visual Artist

1735 – 1802

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Who was Joseph Ducreux?

Joseph, Baron Ducreux was a French portrait painter, pastelist, miniaturist, and engraver, who was a successful portraitist at the court of Louis XVI of France, and resumed his career after the French Revolution. His less formal portraits show an interest in expanding the range of facial expressions beyond those of official portraiture.

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Born
Jun 26, 1735
Nancy
Nationality
  • France
Lived in
  • Nancy
Died
Jul 24, 1802
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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