Portrait de Bernard-Germain de Lacépède (1756-1825), naturaliste et homme politique
at Musée Carnavalet
Joseph Ducreux
French1735–1802
About
Joseph Ducreux was a portrait painter, pastelist and etcher from Lorraine who became a French national. He was a successful portraitist at the court of Louis XVI, worked in Austria and England and again in Paris during the later phase of the French Revolution. He was appointed premier peintre de la reine. He drew the last portrait of King Louis XVI before the king's execution. His less formal portraits reflect his fascination with extreme facial expressions and gestures and his interest in expanding the range of portraiture.
Notable works
Presumed portrait of Madame Ducreux, the artist's mother
at Musée Carnavalet
Selfportrait, called Le Silence (The Silence)
at Nationalmuseum
Self-portrait, called the Surprise
at Nationalmuseum
Portrait of an unknown woman
at Nationalmuseum
Portrait of Louis XVI of France
at Musée Carnavalet
Autoportrait, jeune
at Louvre Museum
Portrait of the Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria, the later Queen Marie Antoinette of France
at Palace of Versailles
Portrait of Pierre-Louis Manuel, prosecutor of the municipality of Paris
at Palace of Versailles
The Discreet One
at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Works in the collection
16 works
Portrait de Bernard-Germain de Lacépède (1756-1825), naturaliste et homme politique
at Musée Carnavalet
Presumed portrait of Madame Ducreux, the artist's mother
at Musée Carnavalet
Selfportrait, called Le Silence (The Silence)
at Nationalmuseum
Self-portrait, called the Surprise
at Nationalmuseum
Portrait of an unknown woman
at Nationalmuseum
Portrait of Louis XVI of France
at Musée Carnavalet
Autoportrait, jeune
at Louvre Museum
Portrait of the Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria, the later Queen Marie Antoinette of France
at Palace of Versailles
Portrait of Pierre-Louis Manuel, prosecutor of the municipality of Paris
at Palace of Versailles
The Discreet One
at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
More by Joseph Ducreux in institutions
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
Palace of Versailles
Versailles, France
Musée Carnavalet
3rd arrondissement of Paris, France
Louvre Museum
Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, France
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
Rouen, France
J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
