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Jacques Fouquières
Jacques Fouquier, Jacques Fouquières or Jacob Focquier (c. 1590/91 – 1655)Laurence Quinchon-Adam, ''Quelques aspects nouveaux de l'oeuvre de Jacques Fouquières (Anvers?, vers 1589 - Paris, janvier 1656)'' in: Joost vander Auwera, André Tourneux, Jacques Paviot, ''Liber amicorum Raphaël de Smedt : Artium historia'', Peeters Publishers, 2001 was a Flemish landscape painter. After training in Antwerp he worked in various places where he often obtained appointments as a painter to the court including that of the French kings.Jacques Fouquier at the |
Jacques Fouquier - Landscape With A River In The Mountains
Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related to the surname by the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea .... Origins The origin of this surname ultimately originates from the Latin, Jacobus which belongs to an unknown progenitor. Jacobus comes from the Hebrew name, Yaakov, which translates as "one who follows" or "to follow after". Ancient history A French knight returning from the Crusades in the Holy Land, Holy Lands probably adopted the surname from "Saint Jacques" (or "Jame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
