Artist: Joseph Ducreux (1735 - 1802)
Nationality: French
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Media: Painting
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Biography:
Joseph Ducreux studied with his father before moving to Paris in 1760 to train under the pastelist, Maurice-Quentin de La Tour. He specialized in portraiture and was also influenced by Jean-Baptiste Greuze’s oil painting technique. In 1769, he received a commission to travel to Vienna and paint a miniature portrait of Louis XVI’s wife, Marie-Antionette. Impressed by his skill, Ducreux was made a baron and the First Painter to the Queen. In the 1870’s, he began painting self-portraits. He avoided the French Revolution by moving to London where he began making engravings of his self-portraits. Ducreux returned to Paris in 1793 and made the acquaintance of Jacques-Louis David.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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JOSEPH DUCREUX (1735-1802) (1782) by DUCREUX Joseph
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Self-Portrait, Yawning
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Portrait de Louis XVI (1787 entre ; 1797 et) by DUCREUX Joseph
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Joseph Ducreux - Le Discret c. 1790 oil on aluminum pane Spencer Museum of Art French
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Joseph II (titre factice) (1771) by CATHELIN Louis Jacques (graveur) ; DUCREUX Joseph (d'après) ; BLIGNY (éditeur)
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Jacques-François Menou (1750-1810) (1894) by DUCREUX Joseph
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Etienne-Nicolas Méhul, compositeur (1763-1817) (1795 vers) by DUCREUX Joseph
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Portrait en buste de Joseph-Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande, en habit d'académicien (1732-1807), astronome (1802 en) by DUCREUX Joseph
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Portrait d'homme, en buste, en costume gris (2e moitié 18e siècle) by DUCREUX Joseph (attribué à)
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Self-portrait with a Harp Rose Adélaïde Ducreux (French, 1761-1802)Oil on canvas; 76 x 50 3/4
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LOUIS-ANTOINE, COMTE DE BOUGAINVILLE (1729-1811) (1790) by DUCREUX Joseph
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MARIE-ANTOINETTE D'AUTRICHE, REINE DE FRANCE (1755-1793) (2e moitié 18e siècle) by CHARPENTIER Jean-Baptiste le Vieux ; DUCREUX Joseph (d'après)
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After Joseph Ducreux, French, 1735-1802 Marie Antoinette as a Young Girl Oil on canvas 64.5
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Pierre-Louis Manuel (1751-1793) (1793 vers) by DUCREUX Joseph
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Portrait de femme (18e siècle) by anonyme
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Ange-Laurent de Lalive de Jully (1750) by anonyme (pastelliste) ; DUCREUX Joseph
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Portrait de Pierre-Charles Bonnefoy du Plan, garde des meubles de la Reine Marie-Antoinette et concierge du Petit Trianon (1732-1824) (1894) by BOZE Joseph
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Joseph Margulies Portrait of Joseph Pennell Lithograph 1925
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Les adieux de Joseph (18e siècle) by anonyme
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Paul Joseph Rauschmayr Maximilian Joseph, King of Bavaria 18th - 19th century
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Emil Pirchan The Legend of St. Joseph/Joseph has been brought in and dances. Lithograph 1922
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Saint Joseph assis tenant l'Enfant dans ses bras ; reprise de la tête Joseph (17e siècle) by anonyme
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Emil Pirchan The Legend of St. Joseph/Joseph in chains, waits for his execution Lithograph 1922
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JOSEPH ET LA FEMME DE PUTIPHAR ; OU LA CHASTETE DE JOSEPH (4e quart 16e siècle ; 1er quart 17e siècle) by SPADA Lionello
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The Story of Joseph, cassone panel Biagio di Antonio (Italian, Florentine, active 1446-1516)Tempera on wood;
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Louis-Joseph-Boniface Defré, Félicien Victor Joseph Rops (Belgium, Namur, 1833 - 1898) , 1858, Lithograph
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EYGUIERES - ORATOIRE ST JOSEPH - CHEMIN ST JOSEPH (1921 entre ; 1950 et) by AMIS DES ORATOIRES (éditeur)
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Francesco Solimena - The Death of St. Joseph c. 1699-1700 oil on canvas Utah Museum of Fine Arts Italian
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Oswald Birley - The Rt Hon Joseph Chamberlain PC, MP 1937 oil on canvas Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery British
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Thomas Sully - Dr. Joseph Klapp 1814 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago American
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Thomas Sully - Joseph Dugan 1810 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Jacob Eichholtz - Joseph Leman c. 1808 oil on wood National Gallery of Art American
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Gilbert Stuart - Joseph Coolidge 1820 oil on wood National Gallery of Art American
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Ammi Phillips - Joseph Slade 1816 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Augustus John - Joseph E. Widener 1921 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British
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Dieu révèle à Saint Joseph la naissance de Jésus-Christ (2e moitié 17e siècle) by PARROCEL Joseph
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Joseph Kriehuber Portrait of Joseph Matthias Graf Thun (1794-1868) Lithograph 1842
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Portrait de M. Lemaire (19e siècle) by HEIM François Joseph
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Songe de Joseph (17e siècle) by anonyme
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Portrait de Maximilien-François-Xavier (1756-1802), archiduc d'Autriche (1769 en) by anonyme
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JOSEPH SIFFRED DUPLESSIS (1725-1802) (1801 vers) by DUPLESSIS Joseph Siffred
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Portrait de Mr Robert Fleury (19e siècle) by HEIM François Joseph
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HISTOIRE DE JOSEPH 115 (titre inscrit) (1838 dépôt légal) by anonyme ; PELLERIN (imprimeur)
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HISTOIRE DE JOSEPH 115 (titre inscrit) (1838 dépôt légal) by anonyme ; PELLERIN (imprimeur)
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Joseph Hirsch Man and Beast Lithograph 20th century
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Mort de saint Joseph (17e siècle) by anonyme
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HISTOIRE DE JOSEPH 115 (titre inscrit) (1838 dépôt légal) by anonyme ; PELLERIN (imprimeur)
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L'arrivée des moissonneurs dans les marais Pontins (2e quart 19e siècle (?) ; 3e quart 19e siècle (?)) by GENOD Michel Philibert ; ROBERT Léopold (d'après)
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Joseph devant Pharaon (17e siècle) by anonyme
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HISTOIRE DE JOSEPH. (titre inscrit) (1838 dépôt légal) by anonyme ; PELLERIN (imprimeur)
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Joseph vendu par ses frères by anonyme
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Joseph Pennell Polperro #2 Lithograph 1897
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Joseph Pennell The Falls by Day Lithograph 1912
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Joseph Pennell Zaandam, No. 2 Lithograph 1897
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Joseph vendu par ses frères by BOITARD François
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Joseph Hirsch The Brief Lithograph 20th century
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Cecilia Beaux - Portrait of Joseph Townsend c. 1893 oil on canvas National Museum of Women in the Arts American
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John Singleton Copley - Portrait of Joseph Scott c. 1765 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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La chasteté de Joseph by LELU Pierre
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Portrait de Ferdinand-Charles (1754-1806), archiduc d'Autriche (1769 en) by anonyme

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (1)
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San Diego Museum of Art: Master Drawings from the Collection of Alfred Moir
Included are fine examples by Annibale Carracci, Pietro da Cortona, Luca Giordano, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Francesco Solimena, Salvator Rosa, Abraham Bloemaert, and Simon Vouet. The exhibition presents a selection of works from the personal...

Further Artwork and Information:

Joseph Ducreux Online
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Joseph Ducreux (1735 - 1802) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
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Joseph Ducreux Self_Portrait Oil Painting - Tamsquare Art
CGFA- Joseph Ducreux: Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait, Yawning (Getty Museum)

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