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{{Short description|French painter and engraver (1779–1858)}} |
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[[File:Hunebourg.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke]]'', 1817]] |
[[File:Hunebourg.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke]]'', 1817]] |
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'''Guillaume-Désiré-Joseph Descamps''', a painter and engraver, was born at [[Lille]] |
'''Guillaume-Désiré-Joseph Descamps''' (1779–1858), a French painter and engraver, was born at [[Lille]]. He was a pupil of [[François-André Vincent]], but, obtaining the |
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"[[prix de Rome]]," he improved himself by travelling in Italy, and became court-painter of [[Prince Achille Murat|Murat]] in [[Naples]]. He died in Paris in 1858. The following paintings were executed by him: |
"[[prix de Rome]]," he improved himself by travelling in Italy, and became court-painter of [[Prince Achille Murat|Murat]] in [[Naples]]. He died in Paris in 1858. The following paintings were executed by him: |
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*''The Women of Sparta'' (in the [[Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille|Lille Museum]]). 1808. |
*''The Women of Sparta'' (in the [[Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille|Lille Museum]]). 1808. |
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*''The Martyrdom of St. Andrew'' (in St. |
*''The Martyrdom of St. Andrew'' (in St. Andrė, Lille). |
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*''Murat on board the Ceres distributing Rewards'' (engraved hy himself). |
*''Murat on board the Ceres distributing Rewards'' (engraved hy himself). |
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*''The Conversion of St. Augustine'' (in [[Église Saint-Eustache, Paris|St. Eustache]], Paris). |
*''The Conversion of St. Augustine'' (in [[Église Saint-Eustache, Paris|St. Eustache]], Paris). |
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*''The Neapolitan Troops marching out against Capri.'' |
*''The Neapolitan Troops marching out against Capri.'' |
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As an engraver he also produced six plates from the 'Fable of Psyche.' |
As an engraver he also produced six plates from the 'Fable of Psyche.' |
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File:Le Roi Murat récompense la Cérès-Guillaume Descamps-IMG 8644.JPG|[[Joachim Murat|Murat]] on board the [[French frigate Cérès (1799)|''Cérès'']] distributing Rewards |
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</gallery> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Bryan| |
* {{Bryan (3rd edition)|title=Descamps, Guillaume Désiré Joseph |volume=1}} |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Descamps, Guillaume |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1779 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Lille |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 1858 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = Paris |
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Latest revision as of 05:24, 8 December 2022
Guillaume-Désiré-Joseph Descamps (1779–1858), a French painter and engraver, was born at Lille. He was a pupil of François-André Vincent, but, obtaining the "prix de Rome," he improved himself by travelling in Italy, and became court-painter of Murat in Naples. He died in Paris in 1858. The following paintings were executed by him:
- The Women of Sparta (in the Lille Museum). 1808.
- The Martyrdom of St. Andrew (in St. Andrė, Lille).
- Murat on board the Ceres distributing Rewards (engraved hy himself).
- The Conversion of St. Augustine (in St. Eustache, Paris).
- The Apotheosis of Cardinal Tommasi (in San Martino di Monti, Rome).
- The Neapolitan Troops marching out against Capri.
As an engraver he also produced six plates from the 'Fable of Psyche.'
References
[edit]This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Descamps, Guillaume Désiré Joseph". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
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