Joseph-François Ducq (1762-1828)

• Was a Flemish historical and portrait painter.
• Ducq was born at Ledeghem in 1763.
• He studied at Bruges, and then under Suvée in Paris.
• In Paris he obtained the second grand prize in 1800, and a medal in 1810.
• He also spent a considerable time in Italy, but returned to Bruges in 1815, and became a professor in the Academy.
• He died at Bruges.
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