Facts: - caption: self-portrait ca. 1745/47 , national gallery of victoria - death date: 03 march 1780 - field: portrait painting - spouse: susanna highmore - birth date: 13 june 1692 - nationality: british - image: highmore joseph-self-portrait . jpg - birth place: london Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joseph highmore .
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joseph highmore -lrb- 13 june 1692 -- 3 march 1780 -rrb- was an english portrait and historical painter , illustrator and author .