Joseph Ducreux
(1735–1802) French portrait painter, pastellist and etcher (1735-1802)
Joseph Ducreux (France, 1735–1802) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Joseph Ducreux belongs to the chapter ‘Neoclassicism’ in this site’s history of art.
Joseph Ducreux was born in Nancy and died in Paris. The teachers included Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux and Antoinette-Clémence Ducreux. Joseph Ducreux worked in Paris, Vienna, Paris, and London.
One of the best-known works is ‘Self-Portrait in a Mocking Pose’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 23 works by Joseph Ducreux with free images. The dated works span the years 1768–1802. Works by Joseph Ducreux are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, Boyer collection, Musée Carnavalet, and Department of Paintings of the Louvre.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Caspar Wolf, Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié, Marie-Geneviève Navarre, Marie-Thérèse Reboul, and Thomas Banks.