Self-Portrait as a Surprised and Terrified Man – Joseph Ducreux

Joseph Ducreux, c.1790.

Recoiling in shock, eyes wide and hand thrown up in alarm, Joseph Ducreux captures the split second of sudden terror. It belongs to his remarkable series of self-portraits exploring extreme expressions, painted by the man who had been First Painter to Marie Antoinette and who survived the French Revolution. Theatrical, witty and strikingly modern, it looks like a reaction meme painted two centuries early.

The print: Museum-quality giclée, printed on demand on heavyweight fine art paper with archival pigment inks for rich colour, deep blacks and lasting fidelity. Also available beautifully framed, or as a gallery-wrapped canvas ready to hang.

• Giclée Print: fine art matte paper, archival inks
• Framed Print: giclée in a classic wooden frame, ready to hang
• Canvas: stretched, gallery-wrapped canvas
• Sizes: 30×40cm and 50×70cm

Reproduced from a high-resolution public-domain museum scan. Made to order for you.