French etcher, painter, and draftsman, 1750-1818

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A woman in ragged clothing is carrying one child as another walks by her side. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

The execution of rebels during the Rebellion in Naples and Sicily in 1647. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux, with engraving by J. Aliamet, 1781.

A woman in ragged clothing. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

A man carrying a large basket filled with melons on his back he is offering one to a woman who smells it. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

An old woman wearing ragged clothes is leaning on a stick. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

An old man in ragged clothes leaning on a stick. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

An old man in ragged clothing. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

A woman is sitting on a stool with a basket on her lap and a dog at her feet. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

A family are buying refreshment from a drinks vendor on the street. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Stipple engraving by C.F.G. Levachez and etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux, 1798.

A young woman is selling wafer-cones from her basket. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

One woman guides a donkey carrying flowers in panniers as another woman rides sidesaddle on a second donkey. Coloured etching after J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

A man selling bellows and another selling umbrellas. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

A woman with a basket on her back is using a stick to gather bits from the ground. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

Jean Paul Marat. Mezzotint by C. F. Levachez & J. Duplessi-Bertaux, 1797.

A man in ragged clothing with a wooden leg and a stick is holding out his hand for alms. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

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Jean Duplessis-Bertaux

Images from the collections

Images by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux

Works from the collections

A man selling bellows and another selling umbrellas. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

A woman with a basket on her back is using a stick to gather bits from the ground. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

Jean Paul Marat. Mezzotint by C. F. Levachez & J. Duplessi-Bertaux, 1797.

A family are buying refreshment from a drinks vendor on the street. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

A man in ragged clothing with a wooden leg and a stick is holding out his hand for alms. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

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Jean Duplessis-Bertaux

Images from the collections

Images by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux

Works from the collections

A man selling bellows and another selling umbrellas. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

A woman with a basket on her back is using a stick to gather bits from the ground. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

Jean Paul Marat. Mezzotint by C. F. Levachez & J. Duplessi-Bertaux, 1797.

A family are buying refreshment from a drinks vendor on the street. Etching by J. Duplessi-Bertaux.

A man in ragged clothing with a wooden leg and a stick is holding out his hand for alms. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

Frequent collaborators

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