Joseph Siffred Duplessis
(1725–1802) fransk målare
Joseph Siffred Duplessis (France, 1725–1802) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Joseph Siffred Duplessis belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.
Joseph Siffred Duplessis was born in Carpentras and died in Versailles. Joseph Siffred Duplessis studied under Pierre Subleyras. Joseph Siffred Duplessis worked in Rome, Carpentras, Paris, and Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. Joseph Siffred Duplessis became a member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The students included Marie-Geneviève Bouliard.
One of the best-known works is ‘Portrait of Louis XVI, King of France’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait and landscape painting. The catalogue has 29 works by Joseph Siffred Duplessis with free images. The dated works span the years 1746–1801. Works by Joseph Siffred Duplessis are held by several collections, among them Musée de l'Histoire de France, Département des peintures du Louvre, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Statens Museum for Kunst.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, Jean-Jacques Bachelier, Peder Als, Jean-Jacques Caffieri, and Bernhard Rode.