gaspard dughet (15 june 1615 – 27 may 1675), also known as gaspard poussin, was a french painter born in rome.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. in around 1635 he became a pupil of nicolas poussin, who had married his sister anne five years earlier. because of this connection he was widely k…