Joseph Duplessis

Joseph Duplessis
Self-portrait of Duplessis, 1801
Born
Joseph-Siffred Duplessis

(1725-09-22)22 September 1725
Carpentras, France
Died1 April 1802(1802-04-01) (aged 76)
Versailles, France
NationalityFrench
Known forPainting

Joseph-Siffred Duplessis[1] (22 September 1725 – 1 April 1802) was a French painter known for the clarity and immediacy of his portraits.

  1. ^ His middle name has also been given as Siffrède or Siffrein (Lester C. Olsen, Benjamin Franklin's Vision of American Community, 2004, p. xiii).