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Paul De Cock (painter)
Paul Jozef de Cock (21 June 1724, Bruges - 29 December 1801, Bruges) was a Flemish people, Flemish architect and painter.Paul de Cock at the Netherlands Institute for Art History Life He was the son of Philippe de Cock and Thérèse Cambier. His younger brother, , also became a well-known painter. He began his art studies at the precocious age of nine, at the , under the tutelage of Matthias de Visch, Matthijs de Visch. In 1740, he was awarded a second prize for drawing and, in 1741, first prize for all subjects combined. He received a prize for architectural drawing in 1743. From 1748 to 1749, he lived in Paris and Valenciennes, where he was a copyist for a merchant. After returning to Bruges, he was commissioned to paint a large landscape in the Town Hall at Kortrijk, modeled after the work of the Dutch master, Philips ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Paul De Kock
Charles Paul de Kock (May 21, 1793 in Passy, Paris – April 27, 1871 in Paris) was a French novelist. Although one of the most popular writers of his day in terms of book sales, he acquired a literary reputation for low-brow output in poor taste. In 2021 Brad Bigelow wrote: "Today, if we set aside over-priced print on demand reprints of his ancient editions, the works of Paul de Kock haven't seen a new English edition (or translation) in at least a century." Biography His father, Jean Conrad de Kock, a banker of Dutch extraction, was guillotined in Paris 24 March 1794, a victim of the Reign of Terror. His mother, Anne-Marie Perret, née Kirsberger, was a widow from Basel. Paul de Kock began life as a banker's clerk. For the most part he resided on the Boulevard St. Martin in Paris, where he was born and lived out his life, rarely leaving the city. He began to write for the stage very early and composed many operatic libretti. His first novel, ''L'Enfant de ma femme'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |