Jean-Baptiste Descamps, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean-Baptiste Descamps

Flemish art historian

Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1714

Place of Birth: Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 30-Jun-1791

Profession: writer, teacher, painter, art historian

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jean-Baptiste Descamps (August 28, 1714 – June 30, 1791) was a French writer on art and artists, and painter of village scenes.
He later founded an academy of art and his son later became a museum curator.



Description	French painter, engraver and writer
Date of birth/death	28 August 1714	30 June 1791
Location of birth/death	Dunkirk	Rouen
Authority control	: Q1093817 VIAF: 122139894 ISNI: 0000 0000 8060 9975 ULAN: 500024059 LCCN: nb2007020383 DBNL: desc016 WorldCat