Jean-Baptiste Descamps
(1714–1791) Flemish art historian (1714-1791)
Jean-Baptiste Descamps (France, 1714–1791) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Jean-Baptiste Descamps belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.
Jean-Baptiste Descamps was born in Dunkirk and died in Rouen. The teachers included Nicolas de Largillière, Pierre Dulin, and Nicolas Lancret. Jean-Baptiste Descamps became a member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen. The students included Charles Eschard, Guillaume Guillon-Lethière, and Etienne Vallée.
One of the best-known works is ‘Lives of Flemish, German, and Dutch painters’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has one work by Jean-Baptiste Descamps with a free image. The dated work is from 1762. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen holds at least one work by Jean-Baptiste Descamps.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Anna Rosina de Gasc, James Stuart, Kang Se-hwang, Domenico Maggiotto, and Jean-Baptiste Pigalle.