Joseph Highmore

Joseph Highmore
Self-Portrait ca. 1746, National Gallery of Victoria
Born(1692-06-13)13 June 1692
London, England
Died3 March 1780(1780-03-03) (aged 87)
Canterbury, Kent, England
Known forPortrait painting, writer
Spouse
(m. 1716)

Joseph Highmore (13 June 1692 – 3 March 1780) was an English painter of portraits, conversation pieces and history subjects, illustrator and author. After retiring from his career as a painter at the age of 70, he published art historical and critical articles.[1]

  1. ^ West, S. Highmore, Joseph. Grove Art Online. Retrieved 18 March 2022