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Name
  
Guillaume Descamps


Died
  
1858, Paris, France

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Guillaume-Désiré-Joseph Descamps, a painter and engraver, was born at Lille in 1779. 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:

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  • 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.'

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