Joseph Highmore
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.
Joseph Highmore | |
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Self-Portrait ca. 1746, National Gallery of Victoria | |
| Born | 13 June 1692 London, England |
| Died | 3 March 1780 (aged 87) Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Known for | Portrait painting, writer |
| Spouse |
Susanna Hiller (m. 1716) |
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