PAINTER
Joseph Ducreux
1735 - 1802
Joseph Ducreux
Joseph, Baron Ducreux (26 June 1735 – 24 July 1802) was a French noble, portrait painter, pastelist, miniaturist, and engraver, who was a successful portraitist at the court of Louis XVI of France, and resumed his career at the conclusion of 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Ducreux has received more than 895,710 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Joseph Ducreux is the 1,521st most popular painter (down from 1,386th in 2019), the 3,903rd most popular biography from France (down from 3,671st in 2019) and the 244th most popular French Painter.
Memorability Metrics
900k
Page Views (PV)
50.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
2.64
Effective Languages (L*)
3.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Joseph Ducreux ranks 1,521 out of 2,023. Before him are Francesco Pesellino, Kanō Tan'yū, Qian Xuan, Bartholomeus Breenbergh, Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, and Fyodor Alekseyev. After him are Toyohara Chikanobu, Charles Demuth, Helena Westermarck, Stanisław Witkiewicz, Josef Abel, and Gustaf Lundberg.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrancesco Pesellino
1422 - 1457
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 1,515
Kanō Tan'yū
1602 - 1674
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 1,516
Qian Xuan
1235 - 1305
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 1,517
Bartholomeus Breenbergh
1598 - 1657
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 1,518
Hans Leonhard Schäufelein
1480 - 1540
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 1,519
Fyodor Alekseyev
1753 - 1824
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 1,520
Joseph Ducreux
1735 - 1802
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 1,521
Toyohara Chikanobu
1838 - 1912
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 1,522
Charles Demuth
1883 - 1935
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 1,523
Helena Westermarck
1857 - 1938
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 1,524
Stanisław Witkiewicz
1851 - 1915
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 1,525
Josef Abel
1764 - 1818
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 1,526
Gustaf Lundberg
1695 - 1786
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 1,527
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1735, Joseph Ducreux ranks 22. Before him are Princess Maria Christina of Saxony, Ignacy Krasicki, Dmitry Levitzky, Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti, József Alvinczi, and Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton. After him are Ivan Kulibin, Paul Kray, Ulrika Pasch, Tobias Furneaux, Domenico Vandelli, and Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Among people deceased in 1802, Joseph Ducreux ranks 24. Before him are August Batsch, Johann Gottlieb Georgi, Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix, Joseph Duplessis, Daniel Morgan, and Thomas Girtin. After him are Ivan Argunov, Leopold I, Prince of Lippe, Pedro Rodríguez, Count of Campomanes, Charles Leclerc, Corona Schröter, and Samuel Arnold.
Others Born in 1735
Go to all RankingsPrincess Maria Christina of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1782
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 16
Ignacy Krasicki
WRITER
1735 - 1801
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 17
Dmitry Levitzky
PAINTER
1735 - 1822
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 18
Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti
BIOLOGIST
1735 - 1805
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 19
József Alvinczi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1810
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 20
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1811
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 21
Joseph Ducreux
PAINTER
1735 - 1802
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 22
Ivan Kulibin
INVENTOR
1735 - 1818
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 23
Paul Kray
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1804
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 24
Ulrika Pasch
PAINTER
1735 - 1796
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 25
Tobias Furneaux
EXPLORER
1735 - 1781
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 26
Domenico Vandelli
BIOLOGIST
1735 - 1816
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 27
Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
NOBLEMAN
1735 - 1791
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1802
Go to all RankingsAugust Batsch
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1802
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 18
Johann Gottlieb Georgi
GEOGRAPHER
1729 - 1802
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 19
Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix
ASTRONOMER
1718 - 1802
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 20
Joseph Duplessis
PAINTER
1725 - 1802
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 21
Daniel Morgan
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1802
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 22
Thomas Girtin
PAINTER
1775 - 1802
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 23
Joseph Ducreux
PAINTER
1735 - 1802
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 24
Ivan Argunov
PAINTER
1729 - 1802
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 25
Leopold I, Prince of Lippe
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1802
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 26
Pedro Rodríguez, Count of Campomanes
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1802
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 27
Charles Leclerc
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1802
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 28
Corona Schröter
SINGER
1751 - 1802
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 29
Samuel Arnold
COMPOSER
1740 - 1802
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 30
In France
Among people born in France, Joseph Ducreux ranks 3,903 out of 6,770. Before him are René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1694), Jean Broc (1771), Gaucelm Faidit (1170), Jean Stablinski (1932), Yann LeCun (1960), and Denis Lavant (1961). After him are Jane Dieulafoy (1851), Marcel Moyse (1889), Abel Bonnard (1883), Émile Allais (1912), Bernard Cazeneuve (1963), and Lili Damita (1904).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsRené Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson
POLITICIAN
1694 - 1757
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 3,897
Jean Broc
PAINTER
1771 - 1850
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 3,898
Gaucelm Faidit
NOBLEMAN
1170 - 1202
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 3,899
Jean Stablinski
CYCLIST
1932 - 2007
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 3,900
Yann LeCun
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 3,901
Denis Lavant
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 3,902
Joseph Ducreux
PAINTER
1735 - 1802
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 3,903
Jane Dieulafoy
WRITER
1851 - 1916
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 3,904
Marcel Moyse
MUSICIAN
1889 - 1984
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 3,905
Abel Bonnard
WRITER
1883 - 1968
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 3,906
Émile Allais
SKIER
1912 - 2012
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 3,907
Bernard Cazeneuve
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 3,908
Lili Damita
ACTOR
1904 - 1994
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 3,909
Among PAINTERS In France
Among painters born in France, Joseph Ducreux ranks 244. Before him are Louis Hersent (1777), Luc-Olivier Merson (1846), Paul César Helleu (1859), Charles Laval (1862), Ker-Xavier Roussel (1867), and Jean Broc (1771). After him are Alphonse Legros (1837), Henri Harpignies (1819), Maxime Maufra (1861), Ernest Hébert (1817), Isaac Oliver (1556), and Isidore Pils (1813).
Louis Hersent
1777 - 1860
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 238
Luc-Olivier Merson
1846 - 1920
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 239
Paul César Helleu
1859 - 1927
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 240
Charles Laval
1862 - 1894
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 241
Ker-Xavier Roussel
1867 - 1944
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 242
Jean Broc
1771 - 1850
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 243
Joseph Ducreux
1735 - 1802
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 244
Alphonse Legros
1837 - 1911
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 245
Henri Harpignies
1819 - 1916
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 246
Maxime Maufra
1861 - 1918
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 247
Ernest Hébert
1817 - 1908
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 248
Isaac Oliver
1556 - 1617
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 249
Isidore Pils
1813 - 1875
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 250