thumb|Aminta About to Rescue Silvia, c. 1633–35
Gaspard Dughet (15 June 1615 – 25 May 1675), also known as Gaspard Poussin, was a French painter born in Rome.
Life
Dughet was born in Rome, the son of a French pastry-cook
and his Italian wife. He has always generally been considered as a French painter, although in fact he never visited France.
He specialised in painting landscapes of the Roman Campagna There is another fresco cycle by Dughet, though in a bad state of preservation, in San Martino ai Monti.
Dughet died in Rome on 25 May 1675.
Influence
During the 18th century Dughet's work became especially popular amongst British collectors,