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Joseph Ducreux
(26th Jun, 1735 - 24th Jul, 1802)
Portrait de Louis XVI
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Agence Bulloz
Paris, musée Carnavalet
http://www.carnavalet.paris.fr/
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Keywords:
Louis XVI (king of France) (1754-1793)
portrait of a man
en buste
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About the artwork
Title:
Portrait de Louis XVI
Periods:
contemporary period from 1789 until 1914
18th century
XVIIIth century
Techniques:
charcoal
chalk highlights
chalk
Dimensions:
495 x 300
Inventory number:
CARD07108
Detail:
Vers 1787
Location:
Paris, musée Carnavalet
About the author(s)
Author:
Joseph Ducreux
Born:
26th Jun, 1735
Dead:
24th Jul, 1802
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Joseph, Baron Ducreux
(June 26, 1735 – July 24, 1802) 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. He was made a baron and premier peintre de la reine (First Painter to the Queen), and drew the last portrait ever made of Louis XVI before the king’s execution. His less formal portraits reflect his fascination with physiognomy and show an interest in…
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