Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux
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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
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
painter and musician. Eldest daughter of Joseph Ducreux
Joseph Ducreux
Joseph, Baron Ducreux was a French portrait painter, pastelist, miniaturist, and engraver, who was a successful portraitist at the court of Louis XVI of France, and was able to resume his career after the French Revolution...
, with whom she also studied, she showed at a number of salons at the Louvre
Louvre
The Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
, beginning in 1791 and continuing until 1799. She was accomplished both as a performer and as a composer.
Ducreux later married the maritime prefect
Prefect
Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition....
of Saint-Domingue
Saint-Domingue
The labour for these plantations was provided by an estimated 790,000 African slaves . Between 1764 and 1771, the average annual importation of slaves varied between 10,000-15,000; by 1786 it was about 28,000, and from 1787 onward, the colony received more than 40,000 slaves a year...
, a M. Montgiraud; she moved with him to the colony, where she died, without issue, of yellow fever
Yellow fever
Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease. The virus is a 40 to 50 nm enveloped RNA virus with positive sense of the Flaviviridae family....
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A portrait of Ducreux by Jacques Louis David exists; it depicts her at the harp
Harp
The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
, performing a sonata
Sonata
Sonata , in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to a cantata , a piece sung. The term, being vague, naturally evolved through the history of music, designating a variety of forms prior to the Classical era...
by Jan Ladislav Dussek
Jan Ladislav Dussek
Jan Ladislav Dussek was a Czech composer and pianist. He was an important representative of Czech music abroad in the second half of 18th century and the beginning of 19th century...
. A miniature version
Miniature painting
Miniature painting may refer to:* Miniature * Persian miniature* Ottoman miniature* Portrait miniature* Painting miniature figures used in wargaming or role-playing games...
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
Oil on Canvas
Oil on Canvas is a live album by the British band Japan, released in 1983 by Virgin Records. Although it is a live recording of their established material, the album also contains three new studio tracks , recorded separately by Sylvian, Sylvian/Jansen and Barbieri respectively...
is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
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