Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux
Painting, Visual Artist
1761 – 1802
Who was Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux?
Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux was a French painter and musician. Eldest daughter of Joseph Ducreux, with whom she also studied, she showed at a number of salons at the Louvre, beginning in 1791 and continuing until 1799. She was accomplished both as a performer and as a composer.
Ducreux later married the maritime prefect of Saint-Domingue, a M. Montgiraud; she moved with him to the colony, where she died, without issue, of yellow fever.
A portrait of Ducreux by Jacques-Louis David exists; it depicts her at the harp, performing a sonata by Jan Ladislav Dussek. A miniature version of the portrait exists, painted by Lizinska de Mirbel. In addition, Ducreux herself painted a full-length self-portrait in which she is playing the harp; completed in 1791, the oil on canvas is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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- Born
- 1761
Nancy - Nationality
- France
- Lived in
- Nancy
- Died
- Jul 26, 1802
Saint-Domingue
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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